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Heating Fuel Prices

Virginia Heating Oil Prices in 2023

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2023 to Dec 25, 2023

Last updated

Average
$4.277
High
$4.673
Jan 2
Low
$3.927
Dec 18
Against 2022
Down −$0.193 (−4.3%)
change in average

In 2023, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Virginia. They averaged $4.277 a gallon, from a low of $3.927 on December 18, 2023 to a high of $4.673 on January 2, 2023.

The average was 4.3% below 2022’s $4.470.

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 2023Virginia heating oil in 2023: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2023 to Dec 25, 2023, highest $4.673 on Jan 2, 2023, lowest $3.927 on Dec 18, 2023.$3.80$4.00$4.20$4.40$4.60$4.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2023

Virginia heating oil prices by month, 2023, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $4.673Jan 9 $4.626Jan 16 $4.618Jan 23 $4.625Jan 30 $4.672$4.643
FebruaryFeb 6 $4.539Feb 13 $4.484Feb 20 $4.336Feb 27 $4.315$4.419
MarchMar 6 $4.286Mar 13 $4.275Mar 20 $4.243Mar 27 $4.159$4.241
OctoberOct 2 $4.213Oct 9 $4.177Oct 16 $4.165Oct 23 $4.167Oct 30 $4.158$4.176
NovemberNov 6 $4.169Nov 13 $4.129Nov 20 $4.125Nov 27 $4.108$4.133
DecemberDec 4 $4.066Dec 11 $4.008Dec 18 $3.927Dec 25 $3.937$3.984

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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