You're comparing drilling through water to ice. Add in the fact that the ice moves and the
extreme cold weather which will require thermal protection for both the machinery and workers and it's an expensive problem to solve which is probably the reason no one has attempted it so far.
There are currently drilling operations for example in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska which drill through permafrost and ones in the Barents Sea which have to contend with floating ice but in Greenland they only drill onshore during ice-free periods.
You've been watching too much Landman...
Posted By: The Gaffer on January 19th 2026 at 17:05:21
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- yes and no .... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 19, 13:18:34
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- Yes, it's all about the potential oil and rare minerals (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 19, 11:01:03
- I was told the other day that it’s also about shipping routes (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 19, 12:27:09
- Very much 'potential'. There is a one mile thick ice cap over most of Greenland. Good luck (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Jan 19, 11:16:44
- Just keep pumping out carbon and wait for it to melt. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 19, 12:25:09
- Just ned a drill bit 1.01 miles long! (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 19, 11:18:29
- 1 mile = 5280ft ........ (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 19, 13:25:05
- You're comparing drilling through water to ice. Add in the fact that the ice moves and the (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Jan 19, 17:05:21
- i did point out a problem with drilling through ice ... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 19, 17:48:20
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- 1 mile = 5280ft ........ (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 19, 13:25:05
- Yes, it's all about the potential oil and rare minerals (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 19, 11:01:03
- they already have the right to militarise it as much as they want (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 19, 11:41:31
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