A new lawsuit over the reversal of the Empire Wind stop-work order may create problems for the government and Equinor. It questions whether the lease is valid along with issues about APA compliance.
Excellent and useful analysis of the ongoing Empire Wind debacle, Allen. Thanks also for highlighting Meghan and Linda's recent efforts. It's chilling to witness the speed at which the construction is progressing. Revolution Wind is 80% complete (according to their lawyers), and pile driving in the Sunrise lease area has or is about to commence. As of yesterday, the Tidewater was in place to start laying the bubble curtain hoses for the first Empire monopile. Seemingly unstoppable progress for the wind developers despite the fact that the BOEM review of the OSW projects has yet to be completed. So much for that January 20th executive order...
Thanks, Bill. Your comments raise serious questions about the directive.
I also wonder if the Empire work might be upset by the report of a death on the Tidewater vessel. It is supposedly back at the dock. No details on the cause of the death.
Excellent and useful analysis of the ongoing Empire Wind debacle, Allen. Thanks also for highlighting Meghan and Linda's recent efforts. It's chilling to witness the speed at which the construction is progressing. Revolution Wind is 80% complete (according to their lawyers), and pile driving in the Sunrise lease area has or is about to commence. As of yesterday, the Tidewater was in place to start laying the bubble curtain hoses for the first Empire monopile. Seemingly unstoppable progress for the wind developers despite the fact that the BOEM review of the OSW projects has yet to be completed. So much for that January 20th executive order...
Thanks, Bill. Your comments raise serious questions about the directive.
I also wonder if the Empire work might be upset by the report of a death on the Tidewater vessel. It is supposedly back at the dock. No details on the cause of the death.
I will email you with some other thoughts.
As of yesterday, Tidewater was back in the lease area in close proximity to Thialf. I'll look for your email. Thanks again for the great piece.