The government energy company in Norway may take the Donald Trump administration to the court after it ordered an “unprecedented” suspension to the wind project of $ 2.5 billion (1.87 billion pounds) off the New York Coast.
Equinor is studying its legal options after the Minister of the Interior in the United States, Doug Burgum, ordered the company to “stop all construction activities immediately” in the external wind area last month.
It is understood that Equinor has spent nearly $ 2 billion on the Empire Windfarm project, which is nearly a third of a whole and is expected to occupy the equivalent of 500,000 American homes once in 2027.
“We have invested at Empire Wind after obtaining all the necessary approvals, and it is now unprecedented, and in our opinion illegal. We seek to engage directly with the United States administration to clarify the matter and think about our legal options,” said Anders Opal, CEO of the honored people.
The company, owned by the majority of the Norwegian government, has a date of 35 years of developing energy projects in the United States. It is estimated that it has invested more than $ 60 billion in US oil, gas and renewal projects.
The EMPIRE project was approved by the Biden Administration in 2023 as part of a major package of the former president to accelerate plans to cancel the energy network and reduce carbon emissions.
However, Trump asked on his first day in his post in January a review of the marine winds that permit and lease, accusing the previous administration of insufficient analysis of the plans.
The review was considered a blow to The prosperous industry She wiped billions of market value for the shortcut as well as the Danish Foreign Wind Company, which also planned to build in American waters.
Within months of opening the review, the administration issued an order in favor of balance Stop construction of the projectWhich started last year and employed about 1500 workers.
The order to stop working was a shock to many commentators in this field who believed that the projects that have already obtained their approvals would be safe from reviewing the Trump industry.
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In total, there are four marine wind projects under development off the American coast. In addition to the Empire project, ORSTED plans to build the Wind Sunrise project off the New York Coast and the Wind Revolution project off Rod Island. American energy company Dominion energy He plans to height of the wind off the coast of Virginia.
The New York Energy Authority said the decision was fueled by “a short -sighted political agenda.” “The reckless and increasing transition to stop the construction that is taking place in the Wind Empire threatens thousands of good federation jobs and weakens the progress made by New York towards cleaner and more affordable energy,” said Vincent Alvarez, head of the New York Central Employment Council.
