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Heating Fuel Prices

Virginia Heating Oil Prices in 2022

26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022

Last updated

Average
$4.470
High
$5.547
Nov 14
Low
$3.371
Jan 3
Against 2021
Up +$1.506 (+50.8%)
change in average

In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Virginia. They averaged $4.470 a gallon, from a low of $3.371 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $5.547 on November 14, 2022.

The average was 50.8% above 2021’s $2.964.

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 2022Virginia heating oil in 2022: 26 weekly values from Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022, highest $5.547 on Nov 14, 2022, lowest $3.371 on Jan 3, 2022.$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2022

Virginia heating oil prices by month, 2022, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $3.371Jan 10 $3.393Jan 17 $3.478Jan 24 $3.510Jan 31 $3.569$3.464
FebruaryFeb 7 $3.645Feb 14 $3.699Feb 21 $3.748Feb 28 $3.765$3.714
MarchMar 7 $4.455Mar 14 $4.666Mar 21 $4.673Mar 28 $4.659$4.613
OctoberOct 3 $4.488Oct 10 $4.830Oct 17 $5.105Oct 24 $5.184Oct 31 $5.254$4.972
NovemberNov 7 $5.516Nov 14 $5.547Nov 21 $5.411Nov 28 $5.267$5.435
DecemberDec 5 $4.834Dec 12 $4.737Dec 19 $4.745Dec 26 $4.680$4.749

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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