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Heating Fuel Prices

Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2011

24 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2011 to Dec 26, 2011

Last updated

Average
$3.510
High
$3.706
Dec 5
Low
$3.137
Jan 3
Against 2010
Up +$0.683 (+24.2%)
change in average

In 2011, EIA published 24 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $3.510 a gallon, from a low of $3.137 on January 3, 2011 to a high of $3.706 on December 5, 2011.

The average was 24.2% above 2010’s $2.827.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Lower Atlantic values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices in 2011Lower Atlantic heating oil in 2011: 24 weekly values from Jan 3, 2011 to Dec 26, 2011, highest $3.706 on Dec 5, 2011, lowest $3.137 on Jan 3, 2011.$3.10$3.20$3.30$3.40$3.50$3.60$3.70$3.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2011

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices by month, 2011, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $3.137Jan 10 $3.166Jan 17 $3.244Jan 24 $3.257Jan 31 $3.274$3.216
FebruaryFeb 7 $3.331Feb 14 $3.344Feb 21 $3.364Feb 28 $3.490$3.382
MarchMar 7 $3.608Mar 14 $3.621$3.615
OctoberOct 3 $3.568Oct 10 $3.562Oct 17 $3.584Oct 24 $3.610Oct 31 $3.650$3.595
NovemberNov 7 $3.679Nov 14 $3.703Nov 21 $3.690Nov 28 $3.700$3.693
DecemberDec 5 $3.706Dec 12 $3.681Dec 19 $3.644Dec 26 $3.627$3.665

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Lower 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.

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