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Heating Fuel Prices

New Jersey Heating Oil Prices in 2017

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017

Last updated

Average
$2.828
High
$3.042
Dec 11
Low
$2.661
Mar 27
Against 2016
Up +$0.457 (+19.3%)
change in average

In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for New Jersey. They averaged $2.828 a gallon, from a low of $2.661 on March 27, 2017 to a high of $3.042 on December 11, 2017.

The average was 19.3% above 2016’s $2.371.

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 2017New Jersey heating oil in 2017: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017, highest $3.042 on Dec 11, 2017, lowest $2.661 on Mar 27, 2017.$2.60$2.70$2.80$2.90$3.00$3.10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2017

New Jersey heating oil prices by month, 2017, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $2.758Jan 9 $2.769Jan 16 $2.767Jan 23 $2.767Jan 30 $2.754$2.763
FebruaryFeb 6 $2.769Feb 13 $2.765Feb 20 $2.760Feb 27 $2.759$2.763
MarchMar 6 $2.754Mar 13 $2.736Mar 20 $2.712Mar 27 $2.661$2.716
OctoberOct 2 $2.825Oct 9 $2.779Oct 16 $2.773Oct 23 $2.773Oct 30 $2.800$2.790
NovemberNov 6 $2.858Nov 13 $2.945Nov 20 $2.960Nov 27 $2.974$2.934
DecemberDec 4 $3.022Dec 11 $3.042Dec 18 $3.019Dec 25 $3.026$3.027

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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