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Heating Fuel Prices

Virginia Heating Oil Prices in 2017

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017

Last updated

Average
$2.512
High
$2.662
Dec 18
Low
$2.411
Jan 2
Against 2016
Up +$0.332 (+15.2%)
change in average

In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Virginia. They averaged $2.512 a gallon, from a low of $2.411 on January 2, 2017 to a high of $2.662 on December 18, 2017.

The average was 15.2% above 2016’s $2.180.

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

Virginia heating oil prices in 2017Virginia heating oil in 2017: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017, highest $2.662 on Dec 18, 2017, lowest $2.411 on Jan 2, 2017.$2.40$2.45$2.50$2.55$2.60$2.65$2.70JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2017

Virginia heating oil prices by month, 2017, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $2.411Jan 9 $2.432Jan 16 $2.441Jan 23 $2.440Jan 30 $2.438$2.432
FebruaryFeb 6 $2.435Feb 13 $2.432Feb 20 $2.433Feb 27 $2.439$2.435
MarchMar 6 $2.438Mar 13 $2.438Mar 20 $2.427Mar 27 $2.426$2.432
OctoberOct 2 $2.554Oct 9 $2.541Oct 16 $2.527Oct 23 $2.529Oct 30 $2.541$2.538
NovemberNov 6 $2.557Nov 13 $2.598Nov 20 $2.611Nov 27 $2.620$2.597
DecemberDec 4 $2.639Dec 11 $2.647Dec 18 $2.662Dec 25 $2.657$2.651

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.

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