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Heating Fuel Prices

Pennsylvania Heating Oil Prices in 2012

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

Last updated

Average
$3.811
High
$3.946
Feb 27
Low
$3.669
Jan 2
Against 2011
Up +$0.225 (+6.3%)
change in average

In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Pennsylvania. They averaged $3.811 a gallon, from a low of $3.669 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $3.946 on February 27, 2012.

The average was 6.3% above 2011’s $3.586.

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

Week by week

Pennsylvania heating oil prices in 2012Pennsylvania heating oil in 2012: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012, highest $3.946 on Feb 27, 2012, lowest $3.669 on Jan 2, 2012.$3.65$3.70$3.75$3.80$3.85$3.90$3.95JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2012

Pennsylvania heating oil prices by month, 2012, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $3.669Jan 9 $3.756Jan 16 $3.768Jan 23 $3.756Jan 30 $3.776$3.745
FebruaryFeb 6 $3.796Feb 13 $3.868Feb 20 $3.880Feb 27 $3.946$3.873
MarchMar 5 $3.939Mar 12 $3.931Mar 19 $3.941$3.937
OctoberOct 1 $3.771Oct 8 $3.774Oct 15 $3.864Oct 22 $3.849Oct 29 $3.760$3.804
NovemberNov 5 $3.797Nov 12 $3.792Nov 19 $3.785Nov 26 $3.811$3.796
DecemberDec 3 $3.818Dec 10 $3.752Dec 17 $3.748Dec 24 $3.768Dec 31 $3.770$3.771

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

Heating oil — weekly Pennsylvania, 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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