Virginia Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.180
- High
- $2.395
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.035
- Feb 22
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.423 (−16.3%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Virginia. They averaged $2.180 a gallon, from a low of $2.035 on February 22, 2016 to a high of $2.395 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 16.3% below 2015’s $2.603.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Virginia 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 $2.155Jan 11 $2.132Jan 18 $2.120Jan 25 $2.101 | $2.127 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.076Feb 8 $2.073Feb 15 $2.047Feb 22 $2.035Feb 29 $2.036 | $2.053 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.062Mar 14 $2.048Mar 21 $2.053Mar 28 $2.046 | $2.052 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.196Oct 10 $2.243Oct 17 $2.256Oct 24 $2.271Oct 31 $2.247 | $2.243 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.268Nov 14 $2.263Nov 21 $2.266Nov 28 $2.268 | $2.266 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.296Dec 12 $2.349Dec 19 $2.367Dec 26 $2.395 | $2.352 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Virginia, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.