U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $4.012
- High
- $4.125
- Feb 27
- Low
- $3.854
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.286 (+7.7%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $4.012 a gallon, from a low of $3.854 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $4.125 on February 27, 2012.
The average was 7.7% above 2011’s $3.726.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no 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 $3.854Jan 9 $3.946Jan 16 $3.964Jan 23 $3.955Jan 30 $3.969 | $3.938 |
| February | Feb 6 $3.988Feb 13 $4.049Feb 20 $4.062Feb 27 $4.125 | $4.056 |
| March | Mar 5 $4.114Mar 12 $4.118Mar 19 $4.123 | $4.118 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.969Oct 8 $3.994Oct 15 $4.052Oct 22 $4.048Oct 29 $4.009 | $4.014 |
| November | Nov 5 $4.008Nov 12 $4.008Nov 19 $4.000Nov 26 $4.030 | $4.012 |
| December | Dec 3 $4.027Dec 10 $3.982Dec 17 $3.960Dec 24 $3.976Dec 31 $3.987 | $3.986 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.