--- title: "Trump announces major oil, gas, and mineral exploration plans in Greenland" description: "Most outlets reported that Trump announced \"massive\" or \"major\" oil, gas, and mineral exploration plans in Greenland, quoting his statements directly. The Nation and Express Tribune added context about high global energy prices and the ongoing Iran war, while Arab News Pakistan highlighted the strategic importance of Greenland for US and European security. A few outlets, such as Business Recorder and Aaj News (English), noted that Trump did not provide specific details about the exploration plans. Daily Times referred to Greenland as “our new and beautiful” in quoting Trump, and ARY News (English) included a mention of the Danish and Greenlandic ministries not responding to requests for comment." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14181-trump-says-major-oil-gas-mineral-exploration-to-begin site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Trump announces major oil, gas, and mineral exploration plans in Greenland world · updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:55 AM PKT · 14–15 Oct 2026 · 10 articles from 8 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the announcement of "massive" or "major" oil, gas, and mineral exploration in Greenland by US President Donald Trump, quoting his statements directly. Arab News Pakistan added context on Greenland's strategic importance for US and European security, while The Nation and Express Tribune linked the announcement to the ongoing high energy prices and the war in Iran. ARY News (English) uniquely referred to Greenland as “our Greenland,” echoing Trump’s phrasing, and noted the lack of immediate response from Danish and Greenlandic authorities. Other outlets, such as Business Recorder and Aaj News (English), emphasized that Trump did not provide specific details about the exploration plans. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 15 Oct 2026 — Trump says major oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland (1 outlet) - **The Nation** — [Trump says major oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland](https://www.nation.com.pk/15-Oct-2026/trump-says-major-oil-gas-mineral-exploration-begin-greenland) · 15 Oct 2026, 5:55 AM PKT > WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Wednes­day that plans were underway for major oil, gas and mineral ex­ploration in Greenland, claiming the Arctic is­land holds vast, easily accessible oil resources amid months of elevat­ed global energy prices. ### 14 Oct 2026 — Trump announces major oil, gas, and mineral exploration plans in Greenland (8 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Trump announced "massive" or "major" oil, gas, and mineral exploration plans in Greenland, quoting his statements directly. The Nation and Express Tribune added context about high global energy prices and the ongoing Iran war, while Arab News Pakistan highlighted the strategic importance of Greenland for US and European security. A few outlets, such as Business Recorder and Aaj News (English), noted that Trump did not provide specific details about the exploration plans. Daily Times referred to Greenland as “our new and beautiful” in quoting Trump, and ARY News (English) included a mention of the Danish and Greenlandic ministries not responding to requests for comment. - **Daily Times** — [Trump claims major oil and gas exploration will begin in Greenland](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1567244/trump-claims-major-oil-and-gas-exploration-will-begin-in-greenland/) · 14 Oct 2026, 11:16 PM PKT > US President Donald Trump has claimed that major oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland. In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, he described the Danish Arctic territory as “our new and beautiful Greenland.” However, he did not identify any specific projects or agreements supporting his announcement. Read More: Pakistan […] - **ARY News (English)** — [Trump says massive oil, gas exploration set to begin in ‘our Greenland’](https://arynews.tv/trump-says-massive-oil-gas-exploration-set-to-begin-in-our-greenland) · 14 Oct 2026, 9:37 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > The Danish foreign ministry and Greenland's ministry of mineral resources did not immediately respond to ⁠requests for comment. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Trump says 'massive' oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330476521/trump-says-massive-oil-gas-and-mineral-exploration-to-begin-in-greenland) · 14 Oct 2026, 7:36 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday ​that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration ‌is getting ready to begin in Greenland. Trump did not share details about the exploration plans in ​Greenland but said, “there are experts who are saying that the amount of easily ⁠available oil is far greater than ​that of almost any land, anywhere in the ​world.” The United States, Denmark and Greenl... - **Business Recorder** — [Trump says 'massive' oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444169/trump-says-massive-oil-gas-and-mineral-exploration-to-begin-in-greenland) · 14 Oct 2026, 12:38 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is getting ready to begin in Greenland. Trump did not share details about the exploration plans in Greenland but said, “there are experts that are saying that the amount of easily available oil is far greater than that of almost any land, anywhere in the world.” The United States, Denmark and Greenland l... - **The Nation** — [Trump says major oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland](https://www.nation.com.pk/14-Oct-2026/trump-says-major-oil-gas-mineral-exploration-begin-greenland) · 14 Oct 2026, 11:47 AM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that plans were underway for major oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland, claiming the Arctic island holds vast, easily accessible oil resources amid months of elevated global energy prices. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Trump says ‘massive’ oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/trump-says-massive-oil-gas-mineral-exploration-to-begin-in-greenland-3004096) · 14 Oct 2026, 11:40 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Donald Trump announced plans for major exploration of resources in Greenland, emphasizing its strategic importance for US and European security. - **Minute Mirror** — [Trump announces ‘massive’ oil, gas and mineral...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/trump-announces-massive-oil-gas-and-mineral-exploration-plans-for-greenland-644181/) · 14 Oct 2026, 11:02 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Donald Trump says major oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland as the US expands its military role under an agree.... - **The Express Tribune** — [Trump says major oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2634763/trump-says-major-oil-gas-mineral-exploration-to-begin-in-greenland) · 14 Oct 2026, 5:54 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > US president touts Greenland's oil potential while global energy prices remain high more than 7 months into Iran war ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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