{"id":104093,"date":"2026-10-14T05:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T05:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-massive-oil-gas-and-mineral-exploration-in-greenland-is-getting-ready-to-begin\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T05:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T05:51:16","slug":"trump-says-massive-oil-gas-and-mineral-exploration-in-greenland-is-getting-ready-to-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-massive-oil-gas-and-mineral-exploration-in-greenland-is-getting-ready-to-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8220;massive&#8221; oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is &#8220;getting ready to begin&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump said Wednesday that &#8220;massive&#8221; oil, gas and mineral exploration is preparing to begin in Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/117437330273528673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> posted on his Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump said &#8220;Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland,&#8221; but did not give more details.<\/p>\n<p>The president added that &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump also touted Greenland&#8217;s role in the defense of the United States in Europe, saying that &#8220;any future attack&#8221; on the U.S. would have to come across the semi-autonomous island, &#8220;where our Defense will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet conceived.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It gives us time, location, and sightline, like nowhere else in the World!&#8221; Mr. Trump added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/14\/5f60bca2-65b6-4b68-bbcc-acf930ef3b98\/thumbnail\/620x414\/49b0270ec0c34f0b720fbbc09d552302\/gettyimages-2296585460.jpg#\" alt=\"President Donald Trump Attends United Nations General Assembly In New York \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/14\/5f60bca2-65b6-4b68-bbcc-acf930ef3b98\/thumbnail\/620x414\/49b0270ec0c34f0b720fbbc09d552302\/gettyimages-2296585460.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/14\/5f60bca2-65b6-4b68-bbcc-acf930ef3b98\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/317ecd029381c899059a4ca0b9b0aa0f\/gettyimages-2296585460.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Prime Minister of Greenland, Prime Minister of Denmark and President Trump sign a security pact on September 22, 2026 in New York City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chip Somodevilla \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The announcement comes more than four weeks after the U.S., Greenland and Denmark, which oversees the territory, signed a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-greenland-deal-denmark-united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">new security agreement<\/a><\/span> to bolster American military and security presence on the island.<\/p>\n<p>That agreement, which gives the U.S. broad access to the island&#8217;s airspace and territory, largely focuses on using Greenland for military purposes, but also mentions resource extraction and &#8220;minerals cooperation&#8221; between the two countries, without specifying any details.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2026\/09\/agreement-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-kingdom-of-denmark-together-with-the-government-of-greenland-to-amend-and-supplement-the-agreement-of-27-apri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan<\/a> allows the U.S. to expand the existing Pituffik Space Base, the northernmost U.S. military installation which serves as an early-warning system for incoming missiles. The agreement also says the U.S. can establish additional bases at the sites known as Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, which are roughly 950 miles apart. Any of the three parties can propose more &#8220;defense areas&#8221; as needed, subject to approval by the others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/20\/ad934c11-7e9d-44d3-8772-8855179571ca\/thumbnail\/620x598\/ed130f191e4653adf4fb7a97b1057679\/gettyimages-2254291016.jpg#\" alt=\"GREENLAND-DENMARK-US-DIPLOMACY-POLITICS-VOTE-MAP \" height=\"598\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/20\/ad934c11-7e9d-44d3-8772-8855179571ca\/thumbnail\/620x598\/ed130f191e4653adf4fb7a97b1057679\/gettyimages-2254291016.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/20\/ad934c11-7e9d-44d3-8772-8855179571ca\/thumbnail\/1240x1196\/f8ed881d29449c7d36807545a5d6fbc9\/gettyimages-2254291016.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Map showing main deposits of selected critical minerals in Greenland, according to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jonathan Walter, Valentina Breschi\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The deal, which has no expiration date, also blocks non-NATO countries from establishing bases on the island without agreement from the parties.<\/p>\n<p>Since his first term, Mr. Trump had cited Greenland&#8217;s strategic location as one of the reasons for greater U.S. control over the semi-autonomous island, and even suggested purchasing the island from Denmark or using military force.<\/p>\n<p>Some <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-greenland-why-does-he-want-denmark-territory-as-part-of-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">industry experts<\/a><\/span> believe mineral resources in Greenland have only been lightly explored and up until now the cost of extraction has not made economic sense for private companies.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/kathryn-watson\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kathryn  Watson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/greenland-trump-oil-minerals-gas-exploration\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump said Wednesday that &#8220;massive&#8221; oil, gas and mineral exploration is preparing to begin in Greenland. 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