Greenland rejects Trump’s claim of imminent ‘massive’ resource exploration
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Greenland’s government has disputed President Donald Trump’s claim that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is about to begin on the Arctic island.
Trump announced the purported plans Wednesday on Truth Social, calling the self-governing Danish territory “our new and beautiful Greenland.” He said experts believed Greenland had some of the world’s largest deposits of easily accessible oil but provided no evidence or details about the companies, locations or timetable involved.
Greenland’s deputy mining minister, Jørgen Hammeken-Holm, told CNN that some US companies were active on the island but that it was “very far away from ‘massive’ exploration.” Smaller projects could take years to become operational, he said.
Denmark’s Foreign Ministry said any US exploration would have to comply with Greenlandic law. It added that a September agreement among the United States, Denmark and Greenland did not give US investors preferential access to natural resources over investors from other NATO and EU countries or NATO partners.
The agreement expanded US military activities in Greenland while reaffirming Danish sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination. It did not grant mining or drilling rights. Greenland banned uranium mining and future oil exploration in 2021, although its government is reviewing whether a Texas company can operate under permits predating the ban.
Greenland has substantial mineral deposits and potential oil and gas reserves, but extraction is constrained by high costs, limited infrastructure, environmental rules and harsh Arctic conditions. It has no established commercial oil production.
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