Nebraska's Average Wholesale Price of Heating Oil

Average Wholesale
Heating Oil Prices in Nebraska

Analysis

The average wholesale heating oil price dropped 23 cents from the previous week to $2.66 per gallon on December 3, 2007 (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 63 cents (or 31 percent) higher than the price at this time last year.

Other states in the Midwest Region had comparable prices ranging from $2.58 to $2.71 per gallon resulting in a regional average of $2.65. States near in proximity to Nebraska, such as Iowa, North Dakota, and Minnesota, had prices of $2.67, $2.71, and $2.67, respectively. The average prices for the states of Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin were not available this week.

For the week ending November 30, the Midwest distillate inventory level was in the normal range for this time of year at 2.4 million barrels.

Notes: The annual report for the 2006-2007 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 - 2007/2008

	Heating Season
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
2004/2005
First Monday	$1.479	$1.480	$1.225	$1.215	$1.302	$1.556
Second Monday	$1.499	$1.464	$1.183	$1.277	$1.358	$1.618
Third Monday	$1.606	$1.402	$1.376	$1.344	$1.420
Fourth Monday	$1.617	$1.543	$1.272	$1.371	$1.537
Fifth Monday		$1.478		$1.341
	Heating Season
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
2005/2006
First Monday	$2.495	$1.944	$1.782	$1.730	$1.835	$1.954
Second Monday	$2.379	$1.851	$1.796	$1.752	$1.809	$1.844
Third Monday	$2.590	$1.752	$1.779	$1.686	$1.841
Fourth Monday	$2.532	$1.732	$1.713	$1.810	$1.857
Fifth Monday	$2.060			$1.844
	Heating Season
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
2006/2007
First Monday	$1.849	$1.906	$2.032	$1.923	$1.900	$2.130
Second Monday	$1.857	$2.025	$1.940	$1.859	$1.958	$2.184
Third Monday	$1.936	$2.055	$2.090	$1.780	$1.933
Fourth Monday	$1.922	$1.975	$1.990	$1.788	$2.038
Fifth Monday	$1.895			$1.833
	Heating Season
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
2007/2008
First Monday		$2.774	$2.662	NA	NA	NA
Second Monday	$2.494	$2.804	NA	NA	NA	NA
Third Monday	$2.466	$2.794	NA	NA	NA	NA
Fourth Monday	$2.506	$2.896	NA	NA	NA
Fifth Monday	$2.596		NA

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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 December 6, 2007. Typically, there is one week between updates during the heating season.

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