{"id":111849,"date":"2026-06-19T04:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/111849\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T04:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:54:18","slug":"dr-phil-will-explore-risky-race-to-tap-billions-in-greenland-oil-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/111849\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Phil will explore risky race to tap billions in Greenland oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_newsnation_720\/35b00acf16a5096a2c7ca5d3bcb3aacd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(<a data-ylk=\"slk:NewsNation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Dr. Phil is joining modern-day oil prospectors looking to tap into Greenland&#8217;s oil-dense peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Oil companies have long tried and failed to strike liquid gold in the Arctic nation. Today, only one company, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Greenland Energy Company;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/greenlandenergyco.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Greenland Energy Company<\/a>, has\u00a0onshore drilling rights, and it happens to be American.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Phil McGraw is hosting &#8220;Arctic Wildcatters,&#8221; a six-part docuseries\u00a0in this far-flung tundra that could hold the key to a new global energy order, where Greenland Energy Company will embark on the island&#8217;s first modern onshore oil exploration.<\/p>\n<p>McGraw will travel to Greenland to film the series, slated to premiere late summer on McGraw&#8217;s Envoy TV. He joined &#8220;<a data-ylk=\"slk:Elizabeth Vargas Reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/vargasreports\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Vargas Reports<\/a>&#8221; on Tuesday to discuss the forthcoming venture.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Ranch dressing, Waffle House win over World Cup fans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/ranch-dressing-waffle-house-win-001341610.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Ranch dressing, Waffle House win over World Cup fans\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My first trip will be in July, the warmest part, and it is going to get cold from\u00a0there. But as you said, there&#8217;s a potential 13 billion barrels of oil there,&#8221; McGraw said.<\/p>\n<p>McGraw said he crossed Robert Price\u00a0and Larry Swets, the CEO and chairman, respectively, of Greenland Energy Company, in Texas which was the genesis for the show. Greenland Energy Co. is not backed by major oil companies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If this hits the way they believe it will,\u00a0and I think they&#8217;re really on to something here, this will change Greenland and the lives of the\u00a0people there forever,&#8221; McGraw told NewsNation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;ll change the world. You&#8217;re talking about a lot of oil here,\u00a0a lot of natural gas here, and this will change the lives of these people, I think, in a very\u00a0positive way forever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will become a bonanza for these folks and a bonanza for\u00a0Greenland, of course, but a lot of this oil will go to Europe, and it&#8217;ll decompress\u00a0the leverage that people controlling, like, the Strait of Hormuz, for example. This decompresses\u00a0the Europe market as well as the U.S.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NewsNation.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NewsNation.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(NewsNation) \u2014 Dr. Phil is joining modern-day oil prospectors looking to tap into Greenland&#8217;s oil-dense peninsula. 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