Minnesota Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $3.657
- High
- $4.031
- Oct 15
- Low
- $3.476
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.206 (+6.0%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Minnesota. They averaged $3.657 a gallon, from a low of $3.476 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $4.031 on October 15, 2012.
The average was 6.0% above 2011’s $3.451.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Minnesota values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2012
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $3.476Jan 9 $3.508Jan 16 $3.506Jan 23 $3.495Jan 30 $3.503 | $3.498 |
| February | Feb 6 $3.524Feb 13 $3.592Feb 20 $3.590Feb 27 $3.659 | $3.591 |
| March | Mar 5 $3.668Mar 12 $3.696Mar 19 $3.735 | $3.700 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.794Oct 8 $3.913Oct 15 $4.031Oct 22 $3.960Oct 29 $3.782 | $3.896 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.702Nov 12 $3.636Nov 19 $3.622Nov 26 $3.709 | $3.667 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.688Dec 10 $3.616Dec 17 $3.565Dec 24 $3.566Dec 31 $3.546 | $3.596 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Minnesota, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.