The bid to kill Empire Wind is Trump’s biggest swipe at offshore wind…

The bid to kill Empire Wind is Trump’s biggest swipe at offshore wind…

This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. On Wednesday afternoon, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind project off the New York coast. It’s a new frontier for…

A Political Nor’easter: Empire Wind Project Hits a Wall

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Wednesday to order foreign energy developer Equinor to cease all construction activities on its Empire Wind project, according to a memorandum obtained by the Free Beacon. Burgum said the Biden administration green-lit permits for the project and ultimately approved it without conducting proper analysis.

Manager Trond Omdal at Pensum Asset Management is eagerly looking forward to what Equinor will say about Empire Wind at the upcoming quarterly presentation at the end of April.

A wind project is stalled in New York. Experts worry about impacts across the U.S.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to an offshore wind project near the coast of Long Island

A large offshore wind project in the United States has been halted by the American government and that affects the Dutch company Sif. Sif makes the foundations for those wind turbines at sea. The Norwegian energy company Equinor is the main contractor of the Empire Wind project that lies off the coast of the state of New York.

Trump administration orders immediate stop to work on wind project near the coast of Long Beach

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered an immediate halt Wednesday to work on a planned offshore wind project near the coast of Long Beach, arguing the Biden administration rushed the approval process. A memo by Burgum directed Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to direct Norwegian energy developer Equinor to “cease all construction activities on the Empire Wind project” until a review is completed to address “serious deficiencies.” Th…