Minnesota Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $1.855
- High
- $2.140
- Oct 17
- Low
- $1.591
- Feb 8
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.356 (−16.1%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Minnesota. They averaged $1.855 a gallon, from a low of $1.591 on February 8, 2016 to a high of $2.140 on October 17, 2016.
The average was 16.1% below 2015’s $2.211.
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 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $1.738Jan 11 $1.698Jan 18 $1.659Jan 25 $1.626 | $1.680 |
| February | Feb 1 $1.620Feb 8 $1.591Feb 15 $1.591Feb 22 $1.623Feb 29 $1.640 | $1.613 |
| March | Mar 7 $1.647Mar 14 $1.743Mar 21 $1.752Mar 28 $1.749 | $1.723 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.060Oct 10 $2.128Oct 17 $2.140Oct 24 $2.127Oct 31 $2.114 | $2.114 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.032Nov 14 $1.950Nov 21 $1.930Nov 28 $1.943 | $1.964 |
| December | Dec 5 $1.986Dec 12 $2.006Dec 19 $2.049Dec 26 $2.076 | $2.029 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Minnesota, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.