Equinor’s CEO also thanked New York City Mayor Adams, congressional leaders, labour groups and other advocates who have maintained their support for the project, as well as the Norwegian Prime Minister Støre for the support and the Minister of Finance Stoltenberg for raising the issue with the US administration.
The developer, which recently said the Empire Wind 1 was at risk of missing this year’s offshore construction window due to the stop-work order and was considering cancelling the project as one of the options, now aims to carry out the planned activities during this offshore installation window and for the project to reach its planned commercial operation date in 2027.
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The company also said on 19 May that it would engage with suppliers and regulatory bodies to reduce the impact of the stop-work order, and that it would perform an updated assessment of the project economics in the second quarter of this year.
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