Three northeast U.S. offshore wind builds reported milestones this week after preliminary injunctions followed late-December stop-work orders, with updates from Vineyard Wind 1, CVOW and Sunrise Wind.
BOEM advances BBG2, proposing 15,066 unleased blocks covering 80.4 million acres in the Gulf of America. Live bid reading is set for 11 March 2026 at 9 a.m. CT.
All five US offshore wind farms halted by federal stop-work orders dated 22 December 2025 have resumed construction after court injunctions, with Sunrise Wind the final project cleared to restart.
Equinor says Empire Wind 1 could be cancelled unless the US stop-work order is lifted and key construction restarts by 16 January 2026, as the company pursues an injunction.
Revolution Wind LLC contests BOEM’s 22 December 2025 lease-suspension action and plans an injunction request, citing 87% completion and 58 of 65 turbines installed.
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Empire Offshore Wind said it is complying with a BOEM stop-work notice issued on 22 December on national security grounds, suspending offshore activities on the US Outer Continental Shelf.
The US DOJ has asked a federal court to send BOEM’s July 2024 approval of the New England Wind COP back for reconsideration, citing recent legal guidance and the SouthCoast Wind remand ruling.
The U.S. Interior Department opened 80 million acres in the Gulf of America for oil and gas leasing and proposed a 1 million-acre sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, setting a 12.5% royalty rate.
