Choppy waters for US offshore wind as Equinor project binned

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A decision by the US Department of Interior to halt an Equinor offshore wind farm ‘should send chills across all industries investing in and holding contracts with the United States,” said the president and CEO of the Oceantic Network, Liz Burdock.

Since Trump was voted in the list of offshore wind projects being stopped or paused has grown, though in most cases because the developer chose to halt them rather than the administration flexing its muscle.

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