Equinor’s Empire files civil suit against Department of the Interior

Equinor’s (EQNR) Empire Offshore Wind said it has filed a civil suit in the District Court for the District of Columbia today, challenging the Department of the Interior’s order directing a suspension to the Empire Wind project. Empire plans to seek a preliminary injunction and allow construction to continue while the litigation proceeds. “While Empire continues to work closely with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the other relevant authorities to find a prompt resolution to the matter, the order is in Equinor’s view unlawful and threatens the progress of ongoing work with significant implications for the project. The preliminary injunction filing is necessary to allow the project to continue as planned during this critical period of execution and avoid additional commercial and financing impacts that are likely to occur should the order remain effective,” the company said in a statement.