Equinor considers legal action on canned wind farm

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Energy giant Equinor says it is considering ‘legal remedies’ after the US government forced it to stop its Empire Wind offshore wind development in the US.

Last Wednesday, the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) ordered the company to halt all activities on the outer continental shelf despite a federal lease being signed to go ahead in 2017.

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