October 2026 Canadian Propane Inventories Down From September

The October 2026 Canadian propane inventories decreased by 5.5% from September, according to the Canada Energy Regulator. The total represented a month-to-month decrease of 92.2 Mcm. Compared to a year earlier, stocks were lower, with 10.8 Mcm, or 0.7%, less product on hand.

October 2026 Canadian Propane Inventories: East & West

Propane storages in the West started October a bit lower at 1100.4 Mcm, which corresponds to 6.933 MMbbl, the agency reported. From September to October, volumes decreased by 136.8 Mcm, or 11.1%, and were 16.6 Mcm less the year prior’s level of 1117 Mcm.

Propane storages in the East started October higher at 492.1 Mcm, commensurate with 3.1 MMbbl. This gain put propane 44.6 Mcm, or 10%, higher for the month, with an increase of 5.8, or 1.2% above a year earlier.

October 2026 Canadian Butane Inventories

Canadian butane inventories stood at 1057.7 Mcm at the beginning of October, for a decrease of 236.3 Mcm, or 18.3%, from September. Like propane, the year-over-year comparison finds butane volumes to be lower than the prior year’s total, with inventories 269.9 Mcm, or 20.3%, below 2025.

Western butane supplies, at 595.7 Mcm, were lower by 177.6 Mcm, or 23%, from the previous months and were 199.1 Mcm, or 25.1%, less than last year. Eastern butane, at 462 Mcm, was 58.7 Mcm, or 11.3%, lower month over month, and totaled 70.7 Mcm, or 13.3%, below a year earlier.