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Heating Fuel Prices

New England Heating Oil Prices in 2022

26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022

Last updated

Average
$4.651
High
$5.882
Nov 7
Low
$3.315
Jan 3
Against 2021
Up +$1.681 (+56.6%)
change in average

In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the New England. They averaged $4.651 a gallon, from a low of $3.315 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $5.882 on November 7, 2022.

The average was 56.6% above 2021’s $2.970.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no New England values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

New England heating oil prices in 2022New England heating oil in 2022: 26 weekly values from Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022, highest $5.882 on Nov 7, 2022, lowest $3.315 on Jan 3, 2022.$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2022

New England heating oil prices by month, 2022, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $3.315Jan 10 $3.400Jan 17 $3.550Jan 24 $3.631Jan 31 $3.750$3.529
FebruaryFeb 7 $3.869Feb 14 $3.932Feb 21 $3.918Feb 28 $4.011$3.933
MarchMar 7 $4.961Mar 14 $4.957Mar 21 $4.908Mar 28 $5.126$4.988
OctoberOct 3 $4.568Oct 10 $5.279Oct 17 $5.706Oct 24 $5.702Oct 31 $5.806$5.412
NovemberNov 7 $5.882Nov 14 $5.744Nov 21 $5.350Nov 28 $5.083$5.515
DecemberDec 5 $4.804Dec 12 $4.503Dec 19 $4.576Dec 26 $4.602$4.621

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (New England series). Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly New England, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)

Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.

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