Greenland Government approves oil drilling program for 2011 Event

Am 8. Mai 2011 hat Grönland zum ersten Mal Offshore- Tiefseebohrungen in einer Meerestiefe von bis zu 1500 Metern genehmigt. Die Genehmigung erteilte die grönländische Selbstverwaltungsregierung Naalakkersuisut der schottischen Ölgesellschaft Cairn Energy. Diese will durch ihre Tochtergesellschaft "Capricorn Greenland" vor der grönländischen Westküste Bohrungen in vier Feldern niederbringen.

On 8 May 2011 the Greenland Government approved an application by Scottish oil company Cairn Energy Plc to drill up to seven oil exploration wells off West Greenland in 2011, of which Cairn will drill four wells. The drilling season for the area off Disko-Nuussuaq will end on the 1st of October 2011, while the southern region west of Nuuk the drilling season will last until the 1st of December 2011. Greenpeace International Oil campaigner Ben Ayliffe said:“By approving these permits, Greenland’s government has allowed Cairn Energy to drill for oil further north, at greater depths and deeper into the harsh winter months than ever before. "