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Heating Fuel Prices

North Carolina Heating Oil Prices in 2012

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

Last updated

Average
$3.791
High
$3.854
Mar 19
Low
$3.656
Jan 2
Against 2011
Up +$0.281 (+8.0%)
change in average

In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for North Carolina. They averaged $3.791 a gallon, from a low of $3.656 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $3.854 on March 19, 2012.

The average was 8.0% above 2011’s $3.510.

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

Week by week

North Carolina heating oil prices in 2012North Carolina heating oil in 2012: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012, highest $3.854 on Mar 19, 2012, lowest $3.656 on Jan 2, 2012.$3.65$3.70$3.75$3.80$3.85$3.90JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2012

North Carolina heating oil prices by month, 2012, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $3.656Jan 9 $3.687Jan 16 $3.723Jan 23 $3.690Jan 30 $3.728$3.697
FebruaryFeb 6 $3.735Feb 13 $3.765Feb 20 $3.777Feb 27 $3.825$3.776
MarchMar 5 $3.844Mar 12 $3.845Mar 19 $3.854$3.848
OctoberOct 1 $3.779Oct 8 $3.767Oct 15 $3.832Oct 22 $3.833Oct 29 $3.822$3.807
NovemberNov 5 $3.787Nov 12 $3.814Nov 19 $3.823Nov 26 $3.841$3.816
DecemberDec 3 $3.853Dec 10 $3.845Dec 17 $3.813Dec 24 $3.814Dec 31 $3.804$3.826

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

Heating oil — weekly North Carolina, 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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