Rhode Island Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $3.978
- High
- $4.127
- Feb 27
- Low
- $3.796
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.300 (+8.2%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Rhode Island. They averaged $3.978 a gallon, from a low of $3.796 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $4.127 on February 27, 2012.
The average was 8.2% above 2011’s $3.678.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Rhode Island values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2012
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $3.796Jan 9 $3.920Jan 16 $3.921Jan 23 $3.930Jan 30 $3.939 | $3.901 |
| February | Feb 6 $3.965Feb 13 $4.021Feb 20 $4.026Feb 27 $4.127 | $4.035 |
| March | Mar 5 $4.095Mar 12 $4.102Mar 19 $4.111 | $4.103 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.922Oct 8 $3.931Oct 15 $4.012Oct 22 $4.010Oct 29 $3.966 | $3.968 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.936Nov 12 $3.946Nov 19 $3.937Nov 26 $4.050 | $3.967 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.999Dec 10 $3.932Dec 17 $3.910Dec 24 $3.951Dec 31 $3.980 | $3.954 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Rhode Island, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.