Articles by John Oldani

Breaking down the opportunities of geothermal from water conservation to a workforce opening new doors to lead the geothermal movement.

More frequent and intense heatwaves are becoming part of the operating landscape, not an exception to it.

In the West, water has never been just about infrastructure—it’s about priorities, tradeoffs, and how a region plans for an increasingly uncertain future.

Episode 158 of The Driller Newscast brings host Brock Yordy together with geothermal advocate John Ciovacco to unpack the biggest conversations coming out of the NY-GEO conference.

As Ohio continues to attract large-scale data center investment, regulators, communities, and industry leaders will need to determine how to manage both economic development and the state’s waterways.

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.

Climate policy in the U.S. is shifting from a national framework toward a patchwork of state rules, market trends, and court battles.

The U.S. Department of Energy wants you to know one thing loud and clear: coal is not going quietly into the energy-transition night.

In Episode 156 of The Driller Newscast, host Brock Yordy sits down with Dan Sergison, Geothermal Discipline Manager at Salas O'Brien, to explore how the geothermal industry can better bridge the critical gap between engineering design and field execution.

2025 was a watershed year for the drilling and water industries, marked by progress, pressure, and promise.