Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling
US envoy had claimed Americans could be extracting crude by as early as next year Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year. Amid Trump’s imperialist threats, tensions have been rising on Greenland’s eastern coast…
In a setback for US President Donald Trump's ambitions for Greenland, officials in the Arctic territory have compelled a closely-linked US oil firm to delay drilling operations. Despite claims from Trump's envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by the following year, the Greenland government has halted plans to commence drilling.
The company, Greenland Energy, had intended to start sinking wells in the remote Jameson Land region as early as next year, but authorities have announced that the necessary regulatory process cannot be completed, and approvals will not be granted before the planned start of drilling. The delay comes after the oil firm brought drilling equipment ashore in July without the required permissions, drawing a "strong warning" from the government.
Greenland Energy CEO Robert Price maintains that the company remains committed to advancing its oil exploration programme responsibly and in accordance with Greenlandic authorities. The delay will push the earliest possible commencement of drilling to the winter of 2027, according to both the government and the company.
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