Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.178
- High
- $2.382
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.035
- Feb 22
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.422 (−16.2%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.178 a gallon, from a low of $2.035 on February 22, 2016 to a high of $2.382 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 16.2% below 2015’s $2.600.
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
Every survey in 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.156Jan 11 $2.133Jan 18 $2.119Jan 25 $2.100 | $2.127 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.076Feb 8 $2.073Feb 15 $2.047Feb 22 $2.035Feb 29 $2.036 | $2.053 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.061Mar 14 $2.048Mar 21 $2.053Mar 28 $2.046 | $2.052 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.201Oct 10 $2.245Oct 17 $2.256Oct 24 $2.267Oct 31 $2.249 | $2.244 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.267Nov 14 $2.260Nov 21 $2.263Nov 28 $2.261 | $2.263 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.291Dec 12 $2.339Dec 19 $2.356Dec 26 $2.382 | $2.342 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.