Midwest Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $2.717
- High
- $2.970
- Oct 8
- Low
- $2.389
- Dec 31
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.333 (+14.0%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for the Midwest. They averaged $2.717 a gallon, from a low of $2.389 on December 31, 2018 to a high of $2.970 on October 8, 2018.
The average was 14.0% above 2017’s $2.384.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $2.684Jan 8 $2.724Jan 15 $2.744Jan 22 $2.740Jan 29 $2.772 | $2.733 |
| February | Feb 5 $2.764Feb 12 $2.700Feb 19 $2.644Feb 26 $2.632 | $2.685 |
| March | Mar 5 $2.605Mar 12 $2.555Mar 19 $2.531Mar 26 $2.581 | $2.568 |
| October | Oct 1 $2.896Oct 8 $2.970Oct 15 $2.969Oct 22 $2.948Oct 29 $2.934 | $2.943 |
| November | Nov 5 $2.902Nov 12 $2.870Nov 19 $2.816Nov 26 $2.754 | $2.836 |
| December | Dec 3 $2.644Dec 10 $2.582Dec 17 $2.540Dec 24 $2.474Dec 31 $2.389 | $2.526 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Midwest series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Midwest, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.