Empire Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of Equinor, has been notified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the US Department of the Interior that the stop-work order for its Empire Wind project has been lifted.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a separate statement, confirmed the move, and thanked President Donald Trump for allowing the $7 billion-plus project to resume construction. The stop-work order had been issued April 16, just as offshore work was set to begin about 14 miles off Long Beach.

It was recently revealed that Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) is set to resume construction on the Empire Wind project off the coast of New York. Let’s shed some light on the development. It was announced on May 19 that the Trump administration has lifted its month-old stop-order,