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Heating Fuel Prices

New Jersey Heating Oil Prices in 2012

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Last updated

Average
$4.118
High
$4.256
Feb 27
Low
$3.958
Jan 2
Against 2011
Up +$0.297 (+7.8%)
change in average

In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for New Jersey. They averaged $4.118 a gallon, from a low of $3.958 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $4.256 on February 27, 2012.

The average was 7.8% above 2011’s $3.821.

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

Week by week

New Jersey heating oil prices in 2012New Jersey heating oil in 2012: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012, highest $4.256 on Feb 27, 2012, lowest $3.958 on Jan 2, 2012.$3.95$4.00$4.05$4.10$4.15$4.20$4.25$4.30JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2012

New Jersey heating oil prices by month, 2012, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $3.958Jan 9 $4.067Jan 16 $4.089Jan 23 $4.077Jan 30 $4.084$4.055
FebruaryFeb 6 $4.103Feb 13 $4.155Feb 20 $4.184Feb 27 $4.256$4.175
MarchMar 5 $4.227Mar 12 $4.246Mar 19 $4.248$4.240
OctoberOct 1 $4.047Oct 8 $4.039Oct 15 $4.109Oct 22 $4.123Oct 29 $4.123$4.088
NovemberNov 5 $4.137Nov 12 $4.147Nov 19 $4.102Nov 26 $4.100$4.121
DecemberDec 3 $4.122Dec 10 $4.080Dec 17 $4.051Dec 24 $4.078Dec 31 $4.107$4.088

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly New Jersey, 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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