July 2026 Canadian Propane Inventories Up From June

The July 2026 Canadian propane inventories increased by 48.5% from June, according to the Canada Energy Regulator. The total represented a month-to-month increase of 367.8 Mcm. Compared to a year earlier, stocks were higher, with 213.1 Mcm, or 23.3%, more product on hand.

Propane storages in the West started July higher at 836.9 Mcm, which corresponds to 5.273 MMbbl, the agency reported. From June to July, volumes increased by 263.1 Mcm, or 45.9%, and were 214.5 Mcm, or 34.5%, more the year prior’s level of 622.4 Mcm.

Propane storages in the East started July a bit higher at 289.1 Mcm, commensurate with 1.822 MMbbl. This gain put propane 104.6 Mcm, or 56.7%, higher for the month, with a decrease of 1.4 Mcm, or 0.5% below a year earlier.

Canadian butane inventories stood at 1048.7 Mcm at the beginning of July, for an increase of 160 Mcm, or 18%, from June. Unlike propane, the year-over-year comparison finds butane volumes to be lower than the prior year’s total, with inventories 41.5 Mcm, or 3.8%, below 2025.

Western butane supplies, at 709.6 Mcm, were higher by 90.1 Mcm, or 14.5%, from the previous month and were 68.1 Mcm, or 10.6%, more than last year. Eastern butane, at 339.1 Mcm, was 69.9 Mcm, or 26%, higher month over month, and totaled 109.7 Mcm, or 24.4%, below a year earlier.