Why is Greenland warning a Trump-linked oil company against its secret drilling plans?
An American oil company with links to Donald Trump is getting ready to drill wells in remote Greenland. (File Photo)An American oil company linked to US President Donald Trump is preparing for forced Greenland’s government to issue a warning, saying no approval was given for this. The government said any future shipments and logistics work must first be cleared by its mineral resources authority.
Just two days after this warning, Trump posted a message on his social media platform Truth Social. The post showed an image of him towering over a Greenland had stopped giving out new oil licences back in 2021 because of environmental concerns. However, a British company named 80 Mile already held exploration rights in Jameson Land. Greenland Energy plans to take a majority share in the project by funding the exploration work, though it still needs the government’s final approval before drilling can begin.
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Donald Trump on Truth Social showing US flag hoisted in Greenland . (Truth Social/ @realDonaldTrump)
For now, Greenland’s government has said it “would not be proportionate” to demand that the equipment already onshore be removed, adding that the company’s application for permission is still being reviewed.
A representative for Greenland Energy has said a ship carrying 300 containers of drilling equipment will leave Canada on 12 September, with drilling expected to start in October. Meanwhile, Jeff Landry, the Louisiana governor who Trump has appointed as his special envoy for Greenland, has said Greenland could be “pumping oil next year.”
