US pays TotalEnergies $1 billion to dump offshore wind

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TotalEnergies has accepted $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases in the US and re-focus on oil and gas, a US government announcement has confirmed.

With judges overturning all five stop-work orders on offshore wind issued by the Trump administration in December, it seems an alternative solution has been found to halt the sector.

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