Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a separate statement, confirmed the move, and thanked President Donald Trump for allowing the $7 billion-plus project to resume construction. The stop-work order had been issued April 16, just as offshore work was set to begin about 14 miles off Long Beach.

Construction on Empire Wind, a massive offshore wind farm south of Long Island, is set to resume after the Trump administration lifted a stop-work order.

Empire Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of Equinor, has been notified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the US Department of the Interior that the stop-work order for its Empire Wind project has been lifted.

Norway's finance minister — urged the Trump administration to lift a stop-work order on the New York offshore wind project.

European stocks were gaining on Tuesday and renewable-energy companies were prominent among the gainers after the Trump administration lifted its block on the Empire Wind energy project off the coast of New York.