Midwest Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $1.941
- High
- $2.279
- Dec 26
- Low
- $1.680
- Jan 25
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.363 (−15.8%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Midwest. They averaged $1.941 a gallon, from a low of $1.680 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.279 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 15.8% below 2015’s $2.304.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Midwest 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 $1.816Jan 11 $1.777Jan 18 $1.685Jan 25 $1.680 | $1.740 |
| February | Feb 1 $1.723Feb 8 $1.716Feb 15 $1.708Feb 22 $1.723Feb 29 $1.740 | $1.722 |
| March | Mar 7 $1.772Mar 14 $1.821Mar 21 $1.845Mar 28 $1.849 | $1.822 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.069Oct 10 $2.155Oct 17 $2.137Oct 24 $2.114Oct 31 $2.107 | $2.116 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.050Nov 14 $2.017Nov 21 $2.014Nov 28 $2.073 | $2.039 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.147Dec 12 $2.190Dec 19 $2.256Dec 26 $2.279 | $2.218 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Midwest series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Midwest, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.