Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland

Trump also praises the security advantages from last month’s deal with Denmark and Greenland.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on October 13, 2026 [File: Ken Nishimura/AFP]

United States President Donald Trump has said that “massive” exploration for oil, gas and minerals is set to begin in Greenland.

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, Trump said that the Arctic island, a self-governing Danish territory, holds some of the world’s largest reserves of “easily” extractable oil.

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“Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

“The amount of easily available Oil is far greater than that of almost … anywhere in the World,” he wrote, quoting experts.

He did not give details of potential US involvement.

Last month, Trump reached a security deal with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland that expands the role of the US military on the island.

The agreement paves the way for two new military bases and Trump’s planned “Golden Dome” missile defence system, while ‌‌reaffirming ‌‌Danish sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.

The deal was aimed at ending an almost two-year-long crisis over Trump’s refusal to rule out the US seizing Greenland by force.

In his social media post on Wednesday, Trump also praised the security advantages that both the US and Europe have gained from last month’s pact as “second to none”.

He said that any aerial attack against the US could not be conducted without passing Greenland, arguing that Washington would be able to neutralise any threat as a result.

“Any future attack on the United States will have to come across Greenland, where our defence will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived,” Trump said.

“It gives us time, location, and sightline, like nowhere else in the world!”

There was no immediate comment on the US president’s post from the leaders of Greenland or Denmark.

特朗普还称赞了上个月与丹麦和格陵兰岛达成的协议所带来的安全优势。

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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，格陵兰岛即将开始大规模的石油、天然气和矿产勘探活动。

特朗普周三在其 Truth Social 平台上发帖称，这个北极岛屿是丹麦的自治领土，拥有世界上一些“容易”开采的石油储量。

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“大规模的石油、天然气和矿产勘探即将在我们美丽崭新的格陵兰岛展开！”特朗普在 Truth Social 上发帖称。

他引用专家的话说：“这里易于获取的石油数量远远超过世界上几乎任何地方的石油数量。”

他没有透露美国可能介入的细节。

上个月，特朗普与丹麦和格陵兰岛领导人达成了一项安全协议，扩大了美国军队在该岛的作用。

该协议为两个新的军事基地和特朗普计划中的“金顶”导弹防御系统铺平了道路，同时重申了丹麦的主权和格陵兰人的自决权。

该协议旨在结束一场持续近两年的危机，这场危机源于特朗普拒绝排除美国武力夺取格陵兰岛的可能性。

特朗普周三在社交媒体上发帖称，美国和欧洲从上个月的协议中获得的安全性优势是“首屈一指的”。

他表示，任何针对美国的空中袭击都必须经过格陵兰岛，并认为华盛顿能够因此消除任何威胁。

特朗普说：“任何未来对美国的攻击都必须经过格陵兰岛，在那里，我们的防御系统将例行击落无人机、导弹或任何其他尚未被构想出来的武器。”

“它赋予我们时间、地点和视野，这是世界上其他任何地方都无法比拟的！”

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