{"id":686,"date":"2020-08-28T11:12:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T08:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/?p=686"},"modified":"2020-08-28T11:12:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T08:12:12","slug":"baringo-governor-pays-a-courtesy-call-to-md-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/baringo-governor-pays-a-courtesy-call-to-md-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Baringo Governor pays a courtesy call to MD &#038; CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baringo County Governor H.E. Stanley Kiptis on Monday, August 10, 2020, paid a courtesy call to GDC MD &amp; CEO Eng. Jared O. Othieno in his Kawi House office in Nairobi. The two deliberated on ways in which GDC and Baringo County can partner to enhance the development of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Geothermal Resources&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Geothermal resources are reservoirs of hot fluids that exist at varying temperatures and depths below the Earth&amp;#039;s surface.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;They range from the shallow ground to hot water fluids found hundreds of meters beneath the Earth&amp;#039;s surface.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/geothermal-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">geothermal resources<\/a> in Baringo, an area mapped out as one of the richest in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Geothermal Resources&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Geothermal resources are reservoirs of hot fluids that exist at varying temperatures and depths below the Earth&amp;#039;s surface.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;They range from the shallow ground to hot water fluids found hundreds of meters beneath the Earth&amp;#039;s surface.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/geothermal-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">geothermal resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><strong>Welcome<\/strong><em>&hellip; Baringo County Governor H.E. Stanley Kiptis (L) is welcomed by GDC MD &amp; CEO Eng. Jared O. Othieno, when he paid a courtesy call to the GDC MD.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>GDC is has been undertaking geothermal exploration <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Drilling&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling is the process of making a hole from the ground surface through a predetermined trajectory to a predetermined depth where a desired resource is found. The desired resource can either be oil, gas or steam.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling can be done for the purposes of exploration, appraisal or development of a resource field. It is also done for well control, that is, to prevent formation fluid from getting into the well bore due to surrounding pressure. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/drilling\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>drilling<\/a> at the Paka Prospect in the Baringo-Silali Geothermal Project and is now anticipating the commencement of explorations at the Korosi Prospect, the other prospect within the project. The Baringo-Silali Geothermal Project has an estimated geothermal potential of 3,000MW.<br>This was the Governor&rsquo;s maiden visit since the appointment of Eng. Othieno to the helm of GDC&rsquo;s leadership. Baringo County is a key GDC stakeholder. GDC values all the stakeholders who continue to support the Company as it strives to achieve its mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/governor-2.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Baringo Governor H.E. Stanley Kiptis (Left) signs a visitor&rsquo;s book when paid a courtesy call to the MD &amp; CEO in Kawi House offices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baringo County Governor H.E. Stanley Kiptis on Monday, August 10, 2020, paid a courtesy call to GDC MD &amp; CEO Eng. Jared O. 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