# Danwatch

Type: Company

Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/danwatch
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## Timeline

- **2026-10**: Exploratory drilling planned — The Greenland Energy Company intends to begin exploratory drilling in Jameson Land, despite the lack of permits and the 2021 moratorium.
- **2026-09-12**: Second shipment departure — A vessel carrying 300 containers of drilling equipment is scheduled to depart from Canada for Greenland, according to the company.
- **2026-08**: Unauthorized equipment delivery — A Danish tugboat tows a cargo ship into Nerlerit Inaat, unloading an excavator and 15 containers of drilling gear for the Greenland Energy Company without government approval.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 15 containers of oil gear unloaded in protected Arctic wetland as US firm defies ban
2026-08-11 02:13:26 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

An American oil firm has landed 15 containers of equipment in Greenland's Jameson Land—a Ramsar-designated wetland—without permits, with 300 more due in September. The operation violates a 2021 drilling moratorium and threatens to release massive carbon stores from the Arctic permafrost.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/greenland-ramsar-violation-climate-risk

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