Clark Savage, Author at Energy News Beat

The Everything Shortage: Why Global Supply Chains Are Breaking and What It Means for Energy Markets

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 Clark Savage42

The world is short of nearly everything. Shipping routes are under attack, refineries are maxed out, and energy policies have backfired. In this episode, commodities expert Jack Prandelli breaks down the “everything shortage”—the interconnected crises in oil, gas, food, and critical minerals that are reshaping geopolitics and creating the next commodity super-cycle. Discover why diesel […]

President Trump to Meet With Key Oil Refiners Next Week

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Clark Savage103

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit down Tuesday afternoon, September 1, with executives from at least 10 U.S. fuel makers and distributors. The agenda is straightforward and politically urgent: persistently high gasoline and diesel prices, what the industry can do about them, and how to expand domestic refining capacity. We hope he looks for […]

President Trump Announces the World’s Largest Oil Deal with Venezuela

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Clark Savage111

ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on The Crude Truth Substack, and I agree with Rey Trevino’s viewpoints. I would also add that Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Venezuela is weighing the benefits of remaining in OPEC. Now that it is not selling oil to China at a huge discount, it will be […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is spot on: the new American tariffs will affect $1.5 billion of Alberta goods. The new Canadian counter-tariffs will affect $4.8 billion of the provincial economy.

August 29, 2026 Clark Savage71

That is not a talking point. It is the arithmetic of an integrated energy market that Ottawa cannot wish away, and Washington already understands. Smith’s warning, circulating widely after her CBC Power & Politics appearance and a clip posted by Stephen Taylor, is blunt: Alberta businesses will be hurt more by Canada’s own counter-tariffs than […]

US gas is winning the AI sprint. China is still winning the power marathon.

August 28, 2026 Clark Savage63

The United States has pulled ahead of China in building natural gas plants to feed AI data centers. That is a real, measurable shift. It is also not the whole race. Global Energy Monitor’s mid-2026 update, reported by the Washington Examiner, shows U.S. gas projects under construction at 52 GW after a 76% jump in […]

What happens if Canada shuts down the electricity to New York?

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 Clark Savage51

ENB Pub Note: This article ran on The Energy News Beat Substack – to comment, head over there. Blue States and Rinos Should Be a Warning For Consumers and Voters Stu Turley (Me) has been saying it on the Energy News Beat channel for years: energy security starts at home, and energy dominance is displayed […]

What Are the Next Steps for Venezuela’s Oil Production?

August 28, 2026 Clark Savage59

President Trump’s administration is in advanced talks with Venezuela’s interim government for what officials describe as a “massive” energy deal: a U.S. ownership stake or long-term lease covering 17 of the country’s most promising oil and gas fields holding about 90 billion barrels of proven reserves. That is nearly a third of Venezuela’s world-leading 300 […]

Tesla’s “Project Crystal Sun” is a real tax-incentive filing for a $10.1 billion vertically integrated solar-cell and module plant in Fort Bend County, Texas. It is not yet a committed factory.

August 28, 2026 Clark Savage102

Commercial production is targeted for the first quarter of 2029 if Tesla picks the Texas site, wins incentives, and clears permits. Tesla has not disclosed annual gigawatt output, so any panel-count figure is an estimate, not an official number. The internal name is Project Crystal Sun. The public paper trail is a Jobs, Energy, Technology […]

Life Will Find Away, and Oil Finds Markets

August 27, 2026 Clark Savage54

Welcome to the Energy News Beat podcast, where hosts Stu Turley and Rey Trevino (Pecos Operating) break down nine major stories shaping the global energy landscape. In this episode, they explore how oil and diesel markets are adapting to geopolitical disruptions—from Saudi Arabia’s innovative shuttle tanker routes around the Houthis to China’s strategic pivot toward […]

Diesel Hits New Highs in Price, and Lows in Inventory

August 27, 2026 Clark Savage60

Energy News Beat | August 27, 2026 The U.S. diesel market is doing what tight commodity markets always do: it is advertising the shortage in the only language that matters — price. For the week ending August 21, EIA distillate stocks fell 2.2 million barrels, or 2.1%, to 103.4 million barrels. That is the lowest […]

Author: Clark Savage

The Everything Shortage: Why Global Supply Chains Are Breaking and What It Means for Energy Markets

President Trump to Meet With Key Oil Refiners Next Week

President Trump Announces the World’s Largest Oil Deal with Venezuela

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is spot on: the new American tariffs will affect $1.5 billion of Alberta goods. The new Canadian counter-tariffs will affect $4.8 billion of the provincial economy.

US gas is winning the AI sprint. China is still winning the power marathon.

What happens if Canada shuts down the electricity to New York?

What Are the Next Steps for Venezuela’s Oil Production?

Tesla’s “Project Crystal Sun” is a real tax-incentive filing for a $10.1 billion vertically integrated solar-cell and module plant in Fort Bend County, Texas. It is not yet a committed factory.

Life Will Find Away, and Oil Finds Markets

Diesel Hits New Highs in Price, and Lows in Inventory

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