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Heating Fuel Prices

New York Heating Oil Prices in 2018

27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018

Last updated

Average
$3.505
High
$3.725
Oct 15
Low
$3.357
Dec 31
Against 2017
Up +$0.526 (+17.7%)
change in average

In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for New York. They averaged $3.505 a gallon, from a low of $3.357 on December 31, 2018 to a high of $3.725 on October 15, 2018.

The average was 17.7% above 2017’s $2.979.

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

Week by week

New York heating oil prices in 2018New York heating oil in 2018: 27 weekly values from Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018, highest $3.725 on Oct 15, 2018, lowest $3.357 on Dec 31, 2018.$3.30$3.40$3.50$3.60$3.70$3.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2018

New York heating oil prices by month, 2018, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 1 $3.390Jan 8 $3.432Jan 15 $3.477Jan 22 $3.464Jan 29 $3.492$3.451
FebruaryFeb 5 $3.480Feb 12 $3.405Feb 19 $3.384Feb 26 $3.385$3.414
MarchMar 5 $3.379Mar 12 $3.378Mar 19 $3.370Mar 26 $3.409$3.384
OctoberOct 1 $3.670Oct 8 $3.715Oct 15 $3.725Oct 22 $3.715Oct 29 $3.720$3.709
NovemberNov 5 $3.695Nov 12 $3.676Nov 19 $3.637Nov 26 $3.564$3.643
DecemberDec 3 $3.444Dec 10 $3.458Dec 17 $3.444Dec 24 $3.359Dec 31 $3.357$3.412

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

Heating oil — weekly New York, 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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