Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $2.870
- High
- $3.025
- Oct 22
- Low
- $2.715
- Jan 1
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.365 (+14.6%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.870 a gallon, from a low of $2.715 on January 1, 2018 to a high of $3.025 on October 22, 2018.
The average was 14.6% above 2017’s $2.505.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $2.715Jan 8 $2.757Jan 15 $2.791Jan 22 $2.815Jan 29 $2.844 | $2.784 |
| February | Feb 5 $2.845Feb 12 $2.836Feb 19 $2.831Feb 26 $2.807 | $2.830 |
| March | Mar 5 $2.788Mar 12 $2.762Mar 19 $2.754Mar 26 $2.763 | $2.767 |
| October | Oct 1 $2.929Oct 8 $2.984Oct 15 $3.014Oct 22 $3.025Oct 29 $3.015 | $2.993 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.010Nov 12 $2.995Nov 19 $2.965Nov 26 $2.930 | $2.975 |
| December | Dec 3 $2.915Dec 10 $2.875Dec 17 $2.863Dec 24 $2.844Dec 31 $2.812 | $2.862 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.