Central Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.339
- High
- $2.644
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.126
- Jan 25
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.382 (−14.0%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Central Atlantic. They averaged $2.339 a gallon, from a low of $2.126 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.644 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 14.0% below 2015’s $2.721.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Central Atlantic values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.242Jan 11 $2.236Jan 18 $2.185Jan 25 $2.126 | $2.197 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.158Feb 8 $2.173Feb 15 $2.176Feb 22 $2.158Feb 29 $2.157 | $2.164 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.163Mar 14 $2.195Mar 21 $2.206Mar 28 $2.206 | $2.193 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.373Oct 10 $2.453Oct 17 $2.451Oct 24 $2.468Oct 31 $2.473 | $2.444 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.449Nov 14 $2.434Nov 21 $2.444Nov 28 $2.457 | $2.446 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.551Dec 12 $2.603Dec 19 $2.635Dec 26 $2.644 | $2.608 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Central Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Central Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.