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President Trump and Denmark are expected to sign a deal on Greenland next week that expands U.S. military access and screens sensitive investments while leaving Danish sovereignty intact.

September 19, 2026 Clark Savage75

President Donald Trump announced Friday, September 18, 2026, that the United States, Denmark, and Greenland have reached an agreement granting the U.S. “permanent control over security and all other needs” in Greenland. The deal stops short of any transfer of territory. Danish and Greenlandic leaders confirmed the outlines and said the three governments expect to […]

Ukraine Escalates by Hitting a Russian Nuclear Power Plant

September 18, 2026September 19, 2026 Clark Savage84

Energy News Beat — September 18, 2026 A drone struck a cooling tower at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant early Thursday, September 17, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, in the most serious confirmed hit on an operating Russian nuclear unit since the war began. The incident landed three days after President Donald Trump […]

Saudi Arabia Notifies Europe They Will Not Be Getting October Deliveries

September 18, 2026 Clark Savage105

Aramco’s East-West pipeline outage leaves European term buyers with a zero allocation for October. Crude is being rerouted to Asia. Products, not barrels, remain the tighter market. Saudi Aramco has told European term customers they will receive no crude in October under long-term contracts, according to people familiar with the decision cited by Bloomberg and […]

Iran May Have Been Hacking a Tanker Approaching the U.S. Coast

September 17, 2026 Clark Savage77

The U.S. Coast Guard and FBI boarded a Liberian-flagged very large crude carrier bound for Galveston, Texas, and a second energy tanker headed for another Texas port in the Gulf of Mexico after investigators found indications that foreign cyber actors had compromised their networks. Iranian state media claimed hackers seized control of propulsion, navigation, cargo, […]

Russian Sanctions Package Should Be Delayed to Help U.S. Consumers

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 Clark Savage61

The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 now sits on President Donald Trump’s desk after the House passed it 262-159 on September 16. The Senate had already approved it 86-11. The bill targets Russia’s energy sector, officials, banks, oligarchs, and shadow fleet while authorizing the president to impose tariffs of up […]

Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Through October. The EU About to Get Hit by the Saudi Oil Crisis

September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 Clark Savage117

Moscow is keeping diesel at home through the end of October. That decision lands on a European market that has already lost its old Russian supply line, is watching Saudi crude and product routes seize up, and is about to hear from the Bank of England on interest rates. The combination is not a single […]

Why Banning Diesel Exports Will Hurt the US Rather Than Help

September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 Clark Savage105

Diesel prices in the United States have smashed through records, topping $6.31 a gallon nationally as of September 16, 2026. Truckers, farmers, and households feel it immediately. Heating oil, chemically similar to diesel, is following the same path. With midterms weeks away, the political pressure is intense. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he is […]

Canada may be slow walking off the pirate’s plank.

September 16, 2026 Clark Savage51

On September 16, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union address in Strasbourg to invite Canada to become the European Union’s first “associate member.” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sat in the front row as guest of honor. The chamber gave him a standing ovation. Von der Leyen […]

Russia is pushing more crude onto the water just as Saudi Arabia’s last reliable bypass around the Strait of Hormuz goes dark.

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 Clark Savage54

The question in Washington is whether President Trump will treat that extra Russian oil as a problem to sanction—or as barrels he can use to keep gasoline and diesel from becoming a midterm disaster. That is the market story of September 15, 2026. It is also a political story. Prices jumped because Saudi’s safety valve […]

Oil Executives Say the Fuel Crisis Is at Hand

September 15, 2026 Clark Savage57

American oil executives have spent months warning that a prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz would eventually produce a fuel crisis rather than a simple crude shortage. They now say that moment has arrived. Commercial inventories of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel have been drawn down for more than six months. Strategic crude reserves […]

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President Trump and Denmark are expected to sign a deal on Greenland next week that expands U.S. military access and screens sensitive investments while leaving Danish sovereignty intact.

Ukraine Escalates by Hitting a Russian Nuclear Power Plant

Saudi Arabia Notifies Europe They Will Not Be Getting October Deliveries

Iran May Have Been Hacking a Tanker Approaching the U.S. Coast

Russian Sanctions Package Should Be Delayed to Help U.S. Consumers

Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Through October. The EU About to Get Hit by the Saudi Oil Crisis

Why Banning Diesel Exports Will Hurt the US Rather Than Help

Canada may be slow walking off the pirate’s plank.

Russia is pushing more crude onto the water just as Saudi Arabia’s last reliable bypass around the Strait of Hormuz goes dark.

Oil Executives Say the Fuel Crisis Is at Hand

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