Greenland Energy Company is progressing technical and logistical preparations for an exploration well in the onshore Jameson Land Basin of East Greenland.
The 2026–2027 winter programme will now focus on one well rather than the two previously planned. A second well may follow after the subsurface and operational results from the initial well have been analysed.
The well is intended to test the geological model of the approximately two-million-acre licensed area. Greenland Energy describes Jameson Land as a major underexplored conventional hydrocarbon basin, where earlier geological studies indicate the presence of a working petroleum system and prospective resource potential. Exploration has yet to establish proved reserves.
Project preparations include engineering and well planning, equipment procurement, contractor coordination, environmental compliance and Arctic logistics. Licence holder 80 Mile is leading the permitting process and engagement with Greenlandic authorities, while Greenland Energy is supporting the technical and operational work.
Drilling has not yet begun and remains dependent on obtaining the outstanding regulatory approvals. The company said its decision to concentrate initially on a single well reflected the operational, environmental and logistical demands of working in an Arctic environment.
