Rhode Island Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $3.335
- High
- $3.507
- Oct 29
- Low
- $3.166
- Mar 5
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.542 (+19.4%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for Rhode Island. They averaged $3.335 a gallon, from a low of $3.166 on March 5, 2018 to a high of $3.507 on October 29, 2018.
The average was 19.4% above 2017’s $2.793.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $3.212Jan 8 $3.374Jan 15 $3.385Jan 22 $3.367Jan 29 $3.368 | $3.341 |
| February | Feb 5 $3.310Feb 12 $3.221Feb 19 $3.170Feb 26 $3.176 | $3.219 |
| March | Mar 5 $3.166Mar 12 $3.166Mar 19 $3.170Mar 26 $3.224 | $3.182 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.420Oct 8 $3.496Oct 15 $3.493Oct 22 $3.502Oct 29 $3.507 | $3.484 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.484Nov 12 $3.472Nov 19 $3.462Nov 26 $3.407 | $3.456 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.399Dec 10 $3.310Dec 17 $3.305Dec 24 $3.245Dec 31 $3.221 | $3.296 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Rhode Island, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.