Greenland Forces Trump-Linked Firm To Delay Drilling
The Guardian reports: 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 th…
August 13, 2026Trump Administration,Trump LiesTheGuardianreports: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 after the oil company brought drilling equipment ashore in July without permission, drawing a “strong warning” from the government. Just a week before Greenland Energy intended to sink its first wells into the tundra, the government said on Thursday: “The necessary regulatory process cannot be completed, and the necessary approvals cannot therefore be obtained before the planned start of drilling. ” It said that during talks Greenlandic officials had expressed concern that the timetable was too tight to assess the environmental and social impact. Read thefull article. 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. www. theguardian. com/world/2026/a…[image or embed]— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton. bsky. social)August 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM