Greenland issues sharp rebuke to Trump-linked oil company over Arctic drilling
Greenland's government issued a strong warning after a Texas oil company linked to US President Donald Trump moved drilling equipment ashore without required approval. The episode has reignited tensions between Washington and Nuuk over the Arctic territory.
Greenland's government issued a strong warning last week after a newly formed Texas oil company with links to US President Donald Trump moved equipment intended for exploratory drilling ashore without the required approvals. Officials in Nuuk said the move breached the territory's natural resource regulations.
The episode leaves Greenland's government walking a tightrope between stabilizing relations with Washington and resisting what it describes as Trump's territorial ambitions toward the island. Tensions over Greenland have simmered since Trump previously floated the idea of the US acquiring the Danish autonomous territory.
The dispute underscores how competition for Arctic resources and strategic positioning has become an increasingly sensitive flashpoint among major powers, with Greenland caught between its ties to Copenhagen and growing US interest in the region.
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