Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been informed by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project, allowing construction activities to resume in the designated area of the U.S. Outer Continental shelf off the coast of New York.

The stop work order was issued in April 2025. It has been lifted following dialogue with regulators and federal, state, and city officials.

Equinor will perform an updated assessment of the project economics in the second quarter. Empire aims to be able to execute planned activities in the offshore installation window in 2025 and reach its planned commercial operation date in 2027.

Empire will engage with suppliers and regulatory bodies to reduce the impact of the stop work order.

The project is currently more than 30 percent complete.

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