Episodes

In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with David Blackmon (Forbes contributor and Energy Impacts podcast host) and Mike Umbro (energy innovator and founder of California for Energy and Science) to explore a groundbreaking solution to California's energy crisis. The conversation centers on Geologic Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES)—a revolutionary technology that harnesses solar energy to heat oil reservoirs, enabling zero-emission, dispatchable power generation ...

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Samuel Gibson, CEO and founder of Hadron Energy, to discuss a breakthrough solution to America's urgent energy crisis. As data centers demand unprecedented power and the electrical grid strains under intermittent renewables, Hadron is developing a game-changing 10-megawatt microreactor designed for rapid, flexible deployment across remote communities, military bases, and data centers. From securing a complete U.S.-b...

Data centers are powering the AI revolution—but who's paying the bill? In this episode of Energy News Beat, host Stu Turley digs into a $29.4 billion question that's about to hit your electricity bill. Federal regulators just rejected most of PJM's plan to make data centers bring their own power, and the consequences are staggering. Your electric bill could jump by $26.87 in June 2025, and that's just the beginning. With capacity costs skyrocketing 46% over four auctions, Americans are waking up...

In this high-energy episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley breaks down nine interconnected stories that reveal a troubling pattern in global energy markets and geopolitical stability. From the Houthi attacks disrupting crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz to record-breaking heating oil prices threatening Northeast households, the energy landscape is under unprecedented pressure. Add to this a controversial Canadian trade deal with the EU, Chinese security threats embedded ...

Doomberg, Charlie Garcia, and Stu Turley have way too much fun covering the world of finance and energy. Global energy markets are undergoing a dramatic rebalancing, and most people have no idea what's happening. While politicians argue about which energy sources to cancel, real-world supply constraints are forcing a reckoning. Ukraine sanctions have wiped out Russian refinery capacity, diesel prices are spiking worldwide, and the U.S. is caught in a policy whiplash China would never tolerate....

Larry Schweikart stops by the Energy News Beat Podcast and the Energy Impacts Podcast. In this wide-ranging political and energy analysis podcast, hosts David Blackmon and Stu Turley sit down with renowned political analyst and historian Larry Schweikart to discuss the critical issues shaping the 2026 midterm elections and beyond. With just 27 days until election day, Schweikart—who famously predicted Donald Trump's exact 312 electoral votes in 2024—breaks down Senate and House race projections...

In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Isaac Orr, Vice President of Research at Always On Energy Research, to discuss a groundbreaking report on how alternative energy mandates are driving up electricity bills across America. The conversation reveals a stark divide between blue and red states in energy affordability and policy effectiveness, exploring how renewable energy requirements in regions with poor solar and wind resources create economic inefficien...

Welcome back to the Energy Newsbeat podcast. Today, we’re diving deep into one of the most critical—and misunderstood—issues facing America’s energy future. Most people think the grid is just the wires and power plants they see. But what if I told you two grids are operating at the same time, and they’re increasingly working against each other? One is governed by the laws of physics. The other is governed by policy papers. And right now, policy is winning—with dangerous consequences. Our guest...

In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with two influential voices in global energy: Cyrus Brooks of RBAC and NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber. Against the backdrop of unprecedented global energy market disruptions—from geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz to Europe's energy crisis and California's refinery collapse—the conversation pivots to an often-overlooked opportunity: Africa's potential to reshape global energy security....

Welcome back to the Energy News Beat podcast. Today we're diving into one of the most critical conversations happening in American politics—energy security, economic policy, and leadership. Our guest is Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor, Captain in the Texas Army National Guard, and congressional candidate running in South Texas's District 34 with President Trump's endorsement. In this episode, Eric takes us on a tour of the energy revolution happening right in his backyard: America's fi...

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Kirk Edwards, President of Latigo Petroleum, to discuss the critical energy challenges reshaping global markets. From diesel shortages and geopolitical tensions to drone warfare targeting refineries, the conversation reveals how interconnected energy security has become. Edwards and Turley explore why proposed diesel export bans would backfire, how the Ukraine war is crippling global refining capacity, and why U.S. e...

Welcome back to Energy News Beat Podcast. Today we're diving deep into a perfect storm that's reshaping global markets, and most people have no idea it's coming. We're talking about the diesel crisis that's quietly becoming the inflationary tax on everything—from your grocery bill to your Amazon delivery. But that's just the beginning. Our guest today is Charlie Garcia, MarketWatch columnist, hedge fund manager, and author of Capital Mischief on Substack, and he's connecting the dots between th...

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Christo Liebenberg, President, Co-Founder, and Chief Technical Advisor of LIS Technologies, to explore one of the most promising solutions to America's nuclear fuel crisis. As global demand for nuclear power accelerates—driven by AI data centers, electrification, and climate imperatives—the U.S. faces a critical challenge: it currently produces only one-third of its own uranium enrichment needs, relying on imports fr...

In this episode of Energy Newsbeat, host Stu Turley and energy industry expert Rey Trevino tackle the perfect storm facing America's energy sector. With diesel prices hitting record highs, critical refineries offline, and geopolitical tensions threatening global oil supplies, the hosts dissect nine major energy stories that reveal how decades of regulatory missteps and policy failures have created a cascading crisis. From the Midwest refinery collapse to California's self-inflicted energy disas...

Alaska is not a remote afterthought. It is one of the United States’ most strategically important resource bases for energy security, defense-critical minerals, and food supply. For two decades, its oil output declined as legacy North Slope fields matured and new projects faced long permitting timelines. That trend is now reversing. At the same time, Alaska holds known or prospective resources for 57 of the 60 minerals on the U.S. critical minerals list, and it supplies the majority of the natio...

The world's energy markets are facing a perfect storm, and it's not about crude oil—it's about diesel. While geopolitical tensions escalate in the Middle East and China returns to aggressive oil buying, the real crisis is unfolding at the refinery gate. With global refining capacity crippled by conflict, infrastructure damage, and years of underinvestment, refineries are running at 97-98% capacity with no spare room. The result? Diesel prices are skyrocketing, and unlike oil prices, the Federal ...

In early 2026, the global oil market experienced a seismic shift. When geopolitical tensions with Iran escalated, crude prices surged—and Texas responded. In this episode, economist Karr Ingham, oil producer Rey Trevino, and energy journalist Stu Turley break down how a single conflict triggered a cascade of market changes: rig counts climbing for the first time in years, jobs returning to the industry, and a historic deal securing 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. But here's the real story:...

We have an action-packed podcast lined up with Doomberg and Steven Wang, CEO of Jackery Americas. We will be covering the new executive order on the United States grid's transformers, supply chain, and key components. Some of these components have years-long resupply times in a disaster, and many people could be without power for considerable periods. The administration is recommending that people prepare and have safety supplies, and even short-term power supplies. Check out Jackery Products: ...

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Jon Brewton, CEO and Founder of Data2, and Kyle Koss, President of ATCO Ventures, to explore a critical challenge facing the AI revolution: infrastructure. As artificial intelligence demand skyrockets—with projections suggesting a 5,000% increase in compute requirements over the next five years—traditional mega data centers are hitting a wall. The solution? ATCO Edgeworks, a groundbreaking modular edge computing pla...

The Jones Act: America's Self-Inflicted Economic Wound In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat Podcast, hosts Stu Turley and David Blackmon sit down with Colin Grabow, Associate Director of the Cato Institute's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, to examine one of America's most counterintuitive and costly laws: the Jones Act. Enacted in 1920 as the Merchant Marine Act, this legislation requires all goods transported by water within U.S. borders to use American-flagged, American-...

In a wide-ranging discussion that cuts through the noise of energy policy debates, three industry experts—Joe Leather (HSE Professional and Offshore Wind & Oil Podcast Host), Mark LaCour (Oil and Gas Expert and OGGN Editor-in-Chief), and Stu Turley (Energy News Beat Podcast Host)—tackle the contradictions, crises, and misconceptions shaping global energy markets. From record-breaking diesel prices in Scotland to California's paradoxical reliance on Russian crude despite abundant local reserves, ...

Jack Pandelli, The Merchant’s News Substack Author and commodities trader, stops by. 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 is more valuable than cru...

Meet Eric Conroy, running for Congress in Ohio. In this episode of the Energy News Beat podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Eric Conroy, an ex-CIA case officer and U.S. Air Force veteran running for Congress in Ohio's District 1. With over 14 years of combined service in military intelligence and covert operations across war zones in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Eastern Europe, Conroy brings a unique perspective to his campaign for a competitive House seat in the Cincinnati area. The conversation...

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 Saudi oil. The conversation reveals critical vulnerabilities in America's energy infrastructure: record-low diesel inventories thre...