Central Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $3.259
- High
- $3.442
- Oct 15
- Low
- $3.114
- Mar 19
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.487 (+17.6%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for the Central Atlantic. They averaged $3.259 a gallon, from a low of $3.114 on March 19, 2018 to a high of $3.442 on October 15, 2018.
The average was 17.6% above 2017’s $2.772.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $3.147Jan 8 $3.212Jan 15 $3.256Jan 22 $3.245Jan 29 $3.265 | $3.225 |
| February | Feb 5 $3.250Feb 12 $3.181Feb 19 $3.153Feb 26 $3.144 | $3.182 |
| March | Mar 5 $3.131Mar 12 $3.125Mar 19 $3.114Mar 26 $3.147 | $3.129 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.371Oct 8 $3.432Oct 15 $3.442Oct 22 $3.438Oct 29 $3.439 | $3.424 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.425Nov 12 $3.414Nov 19 $3.376Nov 26 $3.330 | $3.386 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.228Dec 10 $3.234Dec 17 $3.220Dec 24 $3.152Dec 31 $3.119 | $3.191 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Central Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Central Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.