June 2026 Canadian Propane Inventories Up From May

The June 2026 Canadian propane inventories increased by 18.6% from May, according to the Canada Energy Regulator. The total represented a month-to-month increase of 118.7 Mcm. Compared to a year earlier, stocks were lower, with 18.9 Mcm, or 2.4%, less product on hand.

Propane storages in the West started June higher at 573.8 Mcm, which corresponds to 3.615 MMbbl, the agency reported. From May to June, volumes increased by 59.8 Mcm, or 11.6%, and were 16.2 Mcm, or 2.9%, more the year prior’s level of 557.6 Mcm.

Propane storages in the East started June higher at 184.5 Mcm, commensurate with 1.162 MMbbl. This gain put propane 59 Mcm, or 47%, higher for the month, with a decrease of 35 Mcm, or 16% below a year earlier.

Canadian butane inventories stood at 888.7 Mcm at the beginning of June, for an increase of 139.8 Mcm, or 18.7%, from May. Like propane, the year-over-year comparison finds butane volumes to be lower than the prior year’s total, with inventories 25.9 Mcm, or 2.8%, below 2025.

Western butane supplies, at 619.5 Mcm, were higher by 43 Mcm, or 7.5%, from the previous months and were 45.8 Mcm, or 8%, more than last year. Eastern butane, at 269.2 Mcm, was 96.8 Mcm, or 56.2%, higher month over month, and totaled 71.7 Mcm, or 21%, below a year earlier.