Average Wholesale
Heating Oil Prices in Nebraska

Analysis

The average wholesale heating oil price increased nearly one cent from last week to $1.86 per gallon on October 9, 2006 (see the table at the end of this report).  The graph below shows the spread in Nebraska prices from month to month and from this year compared to last year.  This week's average price was 52 cents (or 22 percent) lower than the price at this time last year.

Other states in the Midwest Region had comparable prices ranging from $1.84 to $1.96 per gallon resulting in a regional average of $1.88.  States adjacent to Nebraska, such as South Dakota, Iowa, and Missouri, had prices of $1.91, $1.96, and $1.88, respectively.  The average price in Kansas was not available.

For the week ending October 6, the Midwest distillate inventory level was just above the normal range for this time of year at 4 million barrels.

Notes:  The annual report for the 2005-2006 winter season is available.  An archive houses annual reports from previous years.

Heating Season

The Oil Price Information Service collects wholesale heating oil prices each week for Nebraska and twelve (12) other states in the Midwest Region during the heating season (October to March).  The Energy Information Administration, the independent statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, uses the prices collected by the Oil Price Information Service to calculate a state average price, a regional average price, and a national average price which can be seen in the report Wholesale Heating Oil Prices by Region and State.

Off Season

Prices are not collected during the off season (April through September).

Midwest Region

For statistical purposes, the Energy Information Administration defines the Midwest Region to include the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

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Nebraska's Average Wholesale Heating Oil Prices
2004/2005 - 2006/2007

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Nebraska's Average Wholesale Heating Oil Prices
2004/2005 - 2006/2007

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Sources:  Weekly Petroleum Status Report.  Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

Note:  NA = Not Available

This report was updated on October 17, 2006.  Typically, there is one week between updates during the heating season.

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