As far as calling in the lobbying cavalry, it’s hard to do better than the former secretary-general of NATO.
And that’s exactly who Equinor called to help save its New York offshore wind project, which was on the brink of cancellation after being hit with a stop-work order by the Trump administration.
Jens Stoltenberg, the former secretary-general of NATO and current Norwegian finance minister, told reporters in Norway this week that he spoke to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about lifting the stop-work order on Empire Wind 1, the $5 billion project under construction south of Long Island that Burgum halted in April.
In a post on X after the order was lifted Monday, Stoltenberg thanked the pair “for our great cooperation in reaching an energy deal that allows Equinor to resume construction of Empire Wind 1. This will benefit both our countries & deliver energy to thousands of US households.”
