Central Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2017
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017
Last updated
- Average
- $2.772
- High
- $2.984
- Dec 25
- Low
- $2.633
- Mar 27
- Against 2016
- Up +$0.433 (+18.5%)
- change in average
In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Central Atlantic. They averaged $2.772 a gallon, from a low of $2.633 on March 27, 2017 to a high of $2.984 on December 25, 2017.
The average was 18.5% above 2016’s $2.339.
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 2017
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.693Jan 9 $2.703Jan 16 $2.690Jan 23 $2.684Jan 30 $2.687 | $2.691 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.709Feb 13 $2.709Feb 20 $2.706Feb 27 $2.707 | $2.708 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.679Mar 13 $2.662Mar 20 $2.646Mar 27 $2.633 | $2.655 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.768Oct 9 $2.738Oct 16 $2.751Oct 23 $2.760Oct 30 $2.790 | $2.761 |
| November | Nov 6 $2.822Nov 13 $2.884Nov 20 $2.898Nov 27 $2.921 | $2.881 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.938Dec 11 $2.955Dec 18 $2.961Dec 25 $2.984 | $2.960 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Central Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Central Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.