Midwest Heating Oil Prices in 2017
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017
Last updated
- Average
- $2.384
- High
- $2.623
- Nov 27
- Low
- $2.173
- Jan 30
- Against 2016
- Up +$0.443 (+22.8%)
- change in average
In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Midwest. They averaged $2.384 a gallon, from a low of $2.173 on January 30, 2017 to a high of $2.623 on November 27, 2017.
The average was 22.8% above 2016’s $1.941.
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 2017
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.289Jan 9 $2.282Jan 16 $2.251Jan 23 $2.222Jan 30 $2.173 | $2.243 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.173Feb 13 $2.191Feb 20 $2.214Feb 27 $2.226 | $2.201 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.238Mar 13 $2.220Mar 20 $2.190Mar 27 $2.176 | $2.206 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.431Oct 9 $2.436Oct 16 $2.460Oct 23 $2.516Oct 30 $2.532 | $2.475 |
| November | Nov 6 $2.586Nov 13 $2.607Nov 20 $2.603Nov 27 $2.623 | $2.605 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.582Dec 11 $2.573Dec 18 $2.572Dec 25 $2.616 | $2.586 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Midwest series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Midwest, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.