Norway's Equinor will halt offshore construction of its Empire Wind I project in New York State, following a stop-work order from U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the company said on Thursday.

The Trump administration ordered Equinor to stop construction on its New York offshore wind farm while the U.S. Interior secretary reviews the project.

In accordance with a halt work order issued by the U.S. government, Empire Offshore Wind will safely halt the offshore construction in waters of the outer continental shelf for the Empire Wind project.