AUGUSTA (AP) — Heating oil prices have gone up 3 cents over the past week in Maine.
The state Office of Energy Independence and Security says the price in its weekly survey is $2.38 a gallon. That compares to $2.35 last week. Kerosene prices are up a penny, to $2.77 per gallon.
Prices varied by region.
The lowest actual heating oil price of $2.07 per gallon was in southwestern Maine; the highest price was $2.65 per gallon in eastern Maine.

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