Residential heating oil price monitoring project, Minnesota winter 1984-85. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5628852

Davidson, C; Regnier, C; Venegas, E C

Residential heating oil retail prices, wholesale prices, stocks and primary inventories were monitored during the heating season; more closely during the peaking demands of December 1984 through February 1985. From October 1, 1984 to March 4, 1985, retail prices decreased by 5.2% for No. 1 fuel oil and 5.4% for No. 2 fuel oil. The end of the heating season saw an increase in price of 3.4% from March for No. 1 fuel oil and 4.3% for No. 2 fuel oil. No. 1 fuel oil finished the season at 1.8% below the October price, and No. 2 fuel oil at 1.2% below the October price. No. 2 wholesale prices, after an initial increase of .6%, decreased by 14.2% from November 1, 1984 to February 25, 1985. The price rose by 10.8% through May 1, 1985 to finish the season at 3.2% below the October 1984 price. During the winter of 1984 to 1985 primary stocks of No. 1 and No. 2 fuel oil were greater than the levels recorded for the previous two winters. These supplies proved adequate to meet a demand increase for middle distillates of 2.4%, compared to the previous winter.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Dept. of Energy and Economic Development, St. Paul (USA). Policy Analysis Div.
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-84EI19680
• OSTI ID: 5628852
• Report Number(s): DOE/EI/19680-T1; ON: DE85014020
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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FEDERAL REGION V
FUEL OILS
FUELS
HEATING OILS
INVENTORIES
LIQUID FUELS
MINNESOTA
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PRICES
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
SAMPLING
USA