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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 2d

That thud you might have heard on Sept. 29 was the fall of a Canadian giant that has been staggering around for some time. But it was once Canada’s largest oil company, helping drive virtually every major innovation in Canadian oil and gas since the late 19th century, @rossbelot.bsky.social writes.

The fall of a Canadian giant

The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...

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Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · 2d

Yet across the political spectrum in Canada the big ideas from #DanielleSmith to @naheednenshi.bsky.social, from #Poilievre to @mark-carney.bsky.social are #MorePipelines.

No longer surprised they don't care about burning the world down but you'd think they'd care about economics #cdnpoli #abpoli

RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · 2d

My latest….The new Imperial Oil is a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada by Canadians. It’s the clearest sign yet that Canada’s oil story is drawing to a close. Our leaders still haven't noticed. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...

The fall of a Canadian giant

The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...

www.nationalobserver.com

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · 2d

My latest….The new Imperial Oil is a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada by Canadians. It’s the clearest sign yet that Canada’s oil story is drawing to a close. Our leaders still haven't noticed. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...

The fall of a Canadian giant

The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...

www.nationalobserver.com

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · 16d

No problem, glad you brought up the issue as it’s a common misconception in this country. It’s true for Alberta without an export pipeline….but now we have TMX, which is an opportunity. Irving in New Brunswick thrives on exports.

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 18d

As owners of the Trans Mountain pipeline we should repurpose it for the benefit of Canada. That's a nation-building project worth doing, @rossbelot.bsky.social writes.

A reality check on nation building

We can either stay hewers of wood and drawers of water, or finish the job and keep the refining profit in Canada.

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · 18d

If you have a link to support that I’d be interested. My forty years in the business would say the opposite. Here’s some links inspectioneering.com/news/2025-04...

List of countries by refined petroleum exports - Wikipedia

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · 19d

As owners of the Trans Mountain pipeline we should repurpose it for the benefit of Canada. That's a nation-building project worth doing. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/19/o...

A reality check on nation building

We can either stay hewers of wood and drawers of water, or finish the job and keep the refining profit in Canada.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ontario's battle against bike lanes has always ignored facts and evidence. Now Alberta is making the same specious arguments. My latest for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/04/opinion/bike-lanes-ford-smith-court-ruling

Bike lanes win as Ford and Smith waste time on a losing battle

The battle against bike lanes has never been evidence-based. It’s all about politics and the divide between interests of voters living in city centres, who are less likely to vote for Ford or Smith, a...

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Aug 5

Back then the economy was the only concern; climate change wasn’t on the radar. We should celebrate the vision of the politicians and corporations of the time. But we're no longer in that era, and leaders need to enter the new one, Ross Belot writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/31/o...

Mark Carney and Danielle Smith — It’s 2025, Not 1947

In the 1950s, the economy was the only concern — climate change wasn't yet on government's radar. That isn't the case in 2025, and our leaders should act accordingly.

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Jul 21

Interesting piece by Kam Razavi, former Global News investigative reporter, on why Canada isn’t addressing its oil and gas emissions, I’m quoted in spots. medium.com/the-new-clim...

The Petro-Bros are Selling You Out

How the hyper-masculine narratives of the fossil fuel industry lull us into climate inaction

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Jul 21

Piece authored by a few friends and me in the Calgary Herald calling for real discussions on climate change by all sides. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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It's time to change the conversation about the economy and climate change

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Canada's National Observer: Climate News @nationalobserver.com.web.brid.gy · Jun 27

Mark Carney is reviving the oilsands discussion — and it's giving me whiplash

It's a fantasy that another pipeline will unlock new riches in the oilsands. But as long as the federal government doesn't pay for it, the industry is welcome to keep pining.

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Jun 26

There's a reason Canadian oil companies aren't investing in carbon capture. The rest of us should pay attention. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/26/o...

If oil giants are reluctant to invest in carbon capture, why should taxpayers?

The fact that oil companies are reluctant to invest in their own giant carbon reduction projects speaks volumes about how they view their longevity. If anyone understands the economics of peak oil, it...

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Jun 27

My latest op-ed discussing the shenanigans of Carney and Smith on the oilsands. and how they don't seem to be talking about the fundamentals. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/27/o...

Mark Carney is reviving the oilsands discussion — and it's giving me whiplash

It's a fantasy that another pipeline will unlock new riches in the oilsands. But as long as the federal government doesn't pay for it, the industry is welcome to keep pining.

www.nationalobserver.com

RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · May 9

Canadians have been fed a steady diet of climate noise — photo-ops, grand announcements, and lofty targets — none of which have translated into serious emissions reductions, writes Ross Belot www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/07/o...

Not Justin Trudeau? Prove It, Mark Carney — On Climate

Canadians have been fed a steady diet of climate noise — photo-ops, grand announcements, and lofty targets — none of which have translated into serious emissions reductions.

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Apr 27

a video to go with this post www.tiktok.com/@macleansmag...

RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Mar 4

my latest piece in Canada's National Observer....Politicians, stop the magical pipeline talk and do your job. Accept the reality there will not be another oilsands boom, and look for long term opportunities for this resource. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o...

Politicians, stop the magical pipeline talk and do your job

If we accept reality and stop talking about pipeline delusions to re-create an oilsands boom, then we can talk about opportunities that might exist long-term for this resource

www.nationalobserver.com

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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Mar 4

Canadian politicians must accept the reality there will not be another oilsands boom, and instead look for long term opportunities for this resource. @rossbelot.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o...

Politicians, stop the magical pipeline talk and do your job

If we accept reality and stop talking about pipeline delusions to re-create an oilsands boom, then we can talk about opportunities that might exist long-term for this resource

www.nationalobserver.com

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Maclean’s Magazine @macleans.bsky.social · Feb 18

Pierre Poilievre has proposed large-scale oil sands investments. But Ross Belot, a former oil exec, says it's a bad idea—because production will decline no matter what Canada does. macleans.ca/economy/why-...

Why Canada’s Oil Sands Aren’t Coming Back - Macleans.ca

I used to be an oil executive. Here’s how market forces, not politics, killed the oil boom—and why new pipelines won't save the country.

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Feb 16

If you meant to tag the one who wrote the Maclean’s piece, that’s me.

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Feb 14

I have a piece in Macleans explaining why the oilsands boom ended and isn't coming back. And why Trump tariffs have nothing to do with that. macleans.ca/economy/why-...

Why Canada’s Oil Sands Aren’t Coming Back - Macleans.ca

I used to be an oil executive. Here’s how market forces, not politics, killed the oil boom—and why new pipelines won't save the country.

macleans.ca

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Feb 7

More translations by Sara Burant and me from Paul Éluard's La Vie immédiate in the most recent Ezra: an online journal of translation.

ezratranslation.com/current-issue/

Current Issue | Ezra

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Jan 5

Hi, we've got a number of poems from La Vie immédiate still available. Looking through THE MINUTE REVIEW it looks like you'd be interested in something maybe less than 40 lines or so? There are a number you might like. My email is [email protected]

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RossBelot @rossbelot.bsky.social · Jan 5

A great start to the year with four of Sara Burant and my collaborative translations from Paul Éluard's La Vie immédiate published by rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social in his wonderful online journal periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics. periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/01/paul...

Paul Éluard : Four poems, translated by Ross Belot and Sara Burant

EVERY RIGHT Imagine The flowery shade of flowers suspended in spring The shortest day of the year and the Inuit night The death throe...

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · Dec 19

That threat by Doug Ford to cut off electricity exports to the U.S. was a bad move. Ross Belot crunched the numbers and Canada is far more dependent on U.S. energy than the other way around. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/18/a...

When it comes to energy, the U.S. has Ontario over a barrel

The idea of using energy as a cudgel is unbelievably terrible for Ontario when we look at how energy is supplied to the province. Ontario has far more to lose if the U.S. slashes energy supplies to Ca...

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