# Canadian pipeline crude oil inventories edged up in August 2026

> Crude inventories were 14.644 million cubic metres at month-end versus 14.636 million at the start; HGL and refined-product stocks rose more.

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Statistics Canada’s August energy transportation and storage data, released October 20, show pipeline inventories of crude oil and equivalents at 14.636 million cubic metres at the start of the month and 14.644 million at month-end. Inventories of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGLs) and refined petroleum products rose from 1.461 million to 1.619 million cubic metres.

These figures are pipeline inventory stocks at two points in the month, not production or shipments; opening and closing values should not be added. Values are converted from cubic metres to thousand cubic metres by dividing by 1,000. The release makes August data available and does not provide an explanation for the month-to-month movements.

## Data

### Canada energy transportation and storage inventories, August 2026

Opening and closing pipeline inventories of crude oil/equivalents and HGLs/refined petroleum products in Canada.

Methodology: Cubic-metre values in the Statistics Canada table are divided by 1,000 and reported as thousand cubic metres. These are monthly opening and closing inventory stocks, not flow or production measures. Opening and closing stocks are not added.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline opening inventory of crude oil and equivalents | 14635.568 | thousand cubic metres | 2026-08 | observed |
| Pipeline closing inventory of crude oil and equivalents | 14643.644 | thousand cubic metres | 2026-08 | observed |
| Pipeline opening inventory of HGLs and refined petroleum products | 1461.324 | thousand cubic metres | 2026-08 | observed |
| Pipeline closing inventory of HGLs and refined petroleum products | 1619.062 | thousand cubic metres | 2026-08 | observed |

Sources: <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261020/dq261020e-eng.htm>, <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2510007501> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-pipeline-crude-oil-inventories-edged-up-in-august-2026/data/canada-energy-transportation-storage-inventories-2026-08?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-pipeline-crude-oil-inventories-edged-up-in-august-2026/data/canada-energy-transportation-storage-inventories-2026-08?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Statistics Canada](<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/261020/dq261020e-eng.htm>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-20)
- [Statistics Canada](<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2510007501>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-20)

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