Equinor said it is complying with a stop-work order issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which ordered the suspension…
Equinor said it is complying with a stop-work order issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which ordered the suspension of offshore construction activities on the Empire Wind project citing national security concerns.
Empire Offshore Wind LLC, the project company, received the notice on December 22 and has begun safely suspending all ongoing work on the U.S. outer continental shelf, while retaining the ability to carry out emergency actions and measures necessary to protect health, safety and the environment.
The Interior Department confirmed that five offshore wind projects under construction received similar notices. Empire Wind said it is engaging with federal authorities to better understand the scope of the order and to address any outstanding concerns.
Equinor said it has coordinated closely with U.S. federal officials on national security reviews since executing the lease for Empire Wind in 2017 and has extensive experience operating offshore energy infrastructure in the United States and globally in compliance with military and civilian requirements.
The Empire Wind project, which would connect to New York’s power grid, is more than 60% complete, with trenching, cable-laying and
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