Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2017
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017
Last updated
- Average
- $2.505
- High
- $2.656
- Dec 18
- Low
- $2.402
- Jan 2
- Against 2016
- Up +$0.327 (+15.0%)
- change in average
In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.505 a gallon, from a low of $2.402 on January 2, 2017 to a high of $2.656 on December 18, 2017.
The average was 15.0% above 2016’s $2.178.
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 2017
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.402Jan 9 $2.423Jan 16 $2.432Jan 23 $2.431Jan 30 $2.429 | $2.423 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.428Feb 13 $2.424Feb 20 $2.426Feb 27 $2.431 | $2.427 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.429Mar 13 $2.425Mar 20 $2.417Mar 27 $2.416 | $2.422 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.543Oct 9 $2.528Oct 16 $2.520Oct 23 $2.522Oct 30 $2.535 | $2.530 |
| November | Nov 6 $2.555Nov 13 $2.594Nov 20 $2.606Nov 27 $2.617 | $2.593 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.636Dec 11 $2.643Dec 18 $2.656Dec 25 $2.653 | $2.647 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.