US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to all construction activities related to Equinor’s (<a href="https://live.euronext.com/en/product/equities/NO0010096985-XOSL" target="_blank">OSE:EQNR</a>) large-scale Empire Wind offshore wind project off the coast of New York, citing concerns that the previously granted approval was “rushed through” by the prior administration without sufficient analysis or consultation on the project’s potential impacts.