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Heating Fuel Prices

Minnesota Heating Oil Prices in 2018

27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018

Last updated

Average
$2.676
High
$3.047
Oct 15
Low
$2.434
Dec 31
Against 2017
Up +$0.386 (+16.9%)
change in average

In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for Minnesota. They averaged $2.676 a gallon, from a low of $2.434 on December 31, 2018 to a high of $3.047 on October 15, 2018.

The average was 16.9% above 2017’s $2.290.

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

Minnesota heating oil prices in 2018Minnesota heating oil in 2018: 27 weekly values from Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018, highest $3.047 on Oct 15, 2018, lowest $2.434 on Dec 31, 2018.$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2018

Minnesota heating oil prices by month, 2018, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 1 $2.503Jan 8 $2.527Jan 15 $2.547Jan 22 $2.558Jan 29 $2.580$2.543
FebruaryFeb 5 $2.629Feb 12 $2.567Feb 19 $2.533Feb 26 $2.536$2.566
MarchMar 5 $2.532Mar 12 $2.509Mar 19 $2.507Mar 26 $2.539$2.522
OctoberOct 1 $2.944Oct 8 $3.035Oct 15 $3.047Oct 22 $3.027Oct 29 $2.990$3.009
NovemberNov 5 $2.915Nov 12 $2.897Nov 19 $2.804Nov 26 $2.775$2.848
DecemberDec 3 $2.682Dec 10 $2.612Dec 17 $2.545Dec 24 $2.472Dec 31 $2.434$2.549

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.

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