Equinor Weighs Killing NY Wind Farm After White House Visit (1)

Equinor ASA got no new signals that the Trump administration would reconsider the halt imposed on the Empire Wind project when its CEO met with a top White House official last week. Now the company must decide whether it will kill the project.

“If no progress is made within days, Equinor will be forced to terminate the project,” Molly Morris, president of Equinor Renewables Americas, said Monday. “We are still fighting every day to find a resolution.”

That came after there was no indication of a change in stance from US officials when the Norwegian oil and gas company’s Chief ...