Virginia Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $2.870
- High
- $3.010
- Oct 22
- Low
- $2.726
- Jan 1
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.358 (+14.3%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for Virginia. They averaged $2.870 a gallon, from a low of $2.726 on January 1, 2018 to a high of $3.010 on October 22, 2018.
The average was 14.3% above 2017’s $2.512.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $2.726Jan 8 $2.772Jan 15 $2.810Jan 22 $2.836Jan 29 $2.856 | $2.800 |
| February | Feb 5 $2.858Feb 12 $2.844Feb 19 $2.841Feb 26 $2.816 | $2.840 |
| March | Mar 5 $2.793Mar 12 $2.765Mar 19 $2.754Mar 26 $2.764 | $2.769 |
| October | Oct 1 $2.926Oct 8 $2.983Oct 15 $3.006Oct 22 $3.010Oct 29 $2.995 | $2.984 |
| November | Nov 5 $2.990Nov 12 $2.977Nov 19 $2.957Nov 26 $2.925 | $2.962 |
| December | Dec 3 $2.912Dec 10 $2.863Dec 17 $2.850Dec 24 $2.844Dec 31 $2.805 | $2.855 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Virginia, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.