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Licence to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland
Published 9 July 2026 ยท us
Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude lie beneath territory and claims it has exploration permits โ a claim flatly denied by Nuuk On
Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude lie beneath territory and claims it has exploration permits โ a claim flatly denied by Nuuk On 10 June, a snowy-haired American in his 60s addressed the residents of a remote Greenland hamlet.
He was there to tell them about a business venture supported by figures linked to Donald Trump. โSo,โ Robert Price said via an interpreter, โwe
have a project to drill for oil here.โ The Texas oil company that Price represents, Greenland Energy, hopes to prove that billions of barrels of
crude lie underground by bringing in 300 shipping containers of drilling kit. Continue reading...
Published: July 9, 2026 โข 6:30 PM IST ยท Updated: July 9, 2026 โข 7:07 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude lie beneath territory and claims it has exploration permits โ a claim flatly denied by Nuuk On 10 June, a snowy-haired American in his 60s addressed the residents of a remote Greenland hamlet.
He was there to tell them about a business venture supported by figures linked to Donald Trump.
โSo,โ Robert Price said via an interpreter, โwe have a project to drill for oil here.โ The Texas oil company that Price represents, Greenland Energy, hopes to prove that billions of barrels of crude lie underground by bringing in 300 shipping containers of drilling kit.