Clark Savage, Author at Energy News Beat

Trump Declares Russia-Ukraine ‘Energy Ceasefire’ as Diesel Crunch, Midterms, and Leadership Pressure Converge

October 11, 2026 Clark Savage29

President Donald Trump’s Sunday announcement that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “ENERGY CEASEFIRE,” effective immediately, arrives at a flashpoint where global fuel markets, U.S. domestic politics, and wartime diplomacy intersect. The claim—posted on Truth Social with the instruction “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!”—followed days of sharp criticism of Ukrainian President […]

Energy News Beat Weekly Rig Count Comparison: Enverus, WellDatabase, and Baker Hughes — Inventories Tighten as Permian Leads Activity

October 11, 2026 Clark Savage99

As of mid-October 2026, U.S. drilling activity is firming. Baker Hughes reported its closely watched weekly rotary rig count at 603 for the week ending October 9 (up 5 week-over-week and up 56 year-over-year). WellDatabase’s operator-level U.S. Operator Rig Report dated 10.11.2026 showed 606 total rigs (down 5 week-over-week but up 32 year-over-year). Enverus’ daily […]

Is Geologic Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES) the Holy Grail of Energy for Data Centers?

October 11, 2026 Clark Savage44

A Kern County oilman briefed two Cabinet secretaries on a plan to store sunlight as heat in old California oil fields for weeks at a time. The physics is real, and a national lab study backs storage on a terawatt-hour scale. But the only funded test is a 100-kilowatt pilot, and some of the biggest […]

Should the Trump Administration Use the Defense Production Act to Expand Refineries and Pipelines?

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 Clark Savage84

The President signed the refining authority in April, and $1 billion has moved to the Energy Department. But ENB found no refinery award; most of the law expires Dec. 11, and the first big new refinery since 1977 is not due until 2028-29. The barrels that could come fastest are restarts and a wider shipping […]

Net Zero and Green Energy Is Entirely Reliant on Hardware from a Different Mindset: Pollution Shifted, Industry Hollowed Out

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 Clark Savage40

Peter Clack (@PeterDClack) recently put the central contradiction of the Western Net Zero project in plain terms: the green transition is now almost entirely dependent on hardware manufactured by the same industrial giant the West hoped to displace or outcompete. In a post that cuts to the heart of energy density, industrial policy, and geopolitical […]

Hours After the Diesel Deal, a Russian Fuel Terminal Caught Fire. Trump Has Pressed Kyiv to Stop at Least Four Times

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026 Clark Savage75

By Stuart Turley, host of the Energy News Beat podcast • Published Oct. 10, 2026 • Strike, reactions, prices and storm data as of 6:30 a.m. CT, Sat., Oct. 10, 2026 • Follows our Friday report, Trump Says Russia Will Supply Diesel If you haul freight, plant wheat or heat a house with oil, this […]

Thousands Without Power After Isaias Strikes Gulf Coast

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026 Clark Savage70

Hurricane Isaias, the first named hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, made landfall as a Category 2 storm near Destin, Florida, late Friday evening, bringing destructive winds, storm surge, and heavy rain that left hundreds of thousands of utility customers in the dark across the Gulf Coast and into the Southeast.⁠Bloomberg If you have power, […]

Trump Says Russia Will Supply Diesel. The First 300,000 Tons Is Less Than a Day of U.S. Demand

October 10, 2026 Clark Savage88

Treasury opened the door with a six-month license, and Moscow says it is willing to sell, but the Kremlin confirmed no volumes and Kyiv calls it a gift to Putin. Diesel futures fell 4% Friday while the pump average held at $6.28. Here is what the 4.8 million tons Trump listed could and could not […]

Hormuz Shuffle – Energy News Beat Stand Up

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026 Clark Savage66

Nine huge stories from the Energy News Beat Team – Buckle Up This was our second Live feed to Substack, and as we try to grow here, we want to hear from you: what is important, and what we can do better. I am still on a small high this week as we have been […]

Hormuz Traffic Sinks and Saudi Oil Comes Under Fire: How Many Escape Routes Are Left?

October 9, 2026 Clark Savage100

Crude moving through the Strait of Hormuz fell 27% in a week, to at least 10.1 million barrels a day, as tanker attacks picked up and Yemen’s Houthis warned everyone who works at a Saudi oil site. Here is what has actually been hit, what is only claimed, and how much oil can still get […]

Author: Clark Savage

Trump Declares Russia-Ukraine ‘Energy Ceasefire’ as Diesel Crunch, Midterms, and Leadership Pressure Converge

Energy News Beat Weekly Rig Count Comparison: Enverus, WellDatabase, and Baker Hughes — Inventories Tighten as Permian Leads Activity

Is Geologic Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES) the Holy Grail of Energy for Data Centers?

Should the Trump Administration Use the Defense Production Act to Expand Refineries and Pipelines?

Net Zero and Green Energy Is Entirely Reliant on Hardware from a Different Mindset: Pollution Shifted, Industry Hollowed Out

Hours After the Diesel Deal, a Russian Fuel Terminal Caught Fire. Trump Has Pressed Kyiv to Stop at Least Four Times

Thousands Without Power After Isaias Strikes Gulf Coast

Trump Says Russia Will Supply Diesel. The First 300,000 Tons Is Less Than a Day of U.S. Demand

Hormuz Shuffle – Energy News Beat Stand Up

Hormuz Traffic Sinks and Saudi Oil Comes Under Fire: How Many Escape Routes Are Left?

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