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Aberdeen is getting a high-tech look beneath its streets — and the goal is clean, local geothermal heat.

Geothermal energy is officially heating greenhouses in one of Europe’s most important horticulture hubs.

Episode 157 of The Driller Newscast finds host Brock Yordy connecting winter safety, major DOE restructuring, and the growing overlap between water, drilling, and geothermal energy.

The order, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a White House official, comes as the administration plans to repeal the endangerment finding, a landmark climate ruling that determined greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health.

The Bakken isn’t running out of oil. But for the moment, much of it is staying in the ground, waiting for prices to make drilling worthwhile again.

Although the findings from Project Blanford are still in the early stages, they indicate promising potential for future advancements.

As wastewater volumes surge across West Texas, contaminated wells, rising underground pressure, and limited disposal options are forcing regulators and oil companies to rethink how drilling byproducts are handled.

We're lucky to be working in a safety culture. Is it becoming an industry of its own? I'd say yes, and we can’t stop it, nor should we. If we just follow the light that the safety gods shine at our feet, all might be well. Right? Who knows? I do know that if I hadn’t broken my wrist, you wouldn't be reading this. 

Geothermal startup Fervo Energy has reportedly filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, signaling its next major move as it scales up development of next-generation geothermal projects.