North Carolina Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $2.864
- High
- $3.055
- Oct 22
- Low
- $2.680
- Jan 1
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.392 (+15.9%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for North Carolina. They averaged $2.864 a gallon, from a low of $2.680 on January 1, 2018 to a high of $3.055 on October 22, 2018.
The average was 15.9% above 2017’s $2.472.
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
Every survey in 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $2.680Jan 8 $2.708Jan 15 $2.727Jan 22 $2.745Jan 29 $2.804 | $2.733 |
| February | Feb 5 $2.803Feb 12 $2.811Feb 19 $2.800Feb 26 $2.779 | $2.798 |
| March | Mar 5 $2.772Mar 12 $2.751Mar 19 $2.754Mar 26 $2.760 | $2.759 |
| October | Oct 1 $2.935Oct 8 $2.985Oct 15 $3.030Oct 22 $3.055Oct 29 $3.053 | $3.012 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.048Nov 12 $3.029Nov 19 $2.979Nov 26 $2.940 | $2.999 |
| December | Dec 3 $2.922Dec 10 $2.898Dec 17 $2.887Dec 24 $2.845Dec 31 $2.826 | $2.876 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly North Carolina, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.