Orsted Says BP Trying to Block Part of U.K. Wind Farm at Sea (1)

BP Plc is trying to block development of part of a giant wind farm in waters off England’s east coast, according to Denmark’s Orsted A/S.

Both companies have secured rights to the seabed about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the Yorkshire coast. Orsted, the world’s largest developer of offshore wind, is seeking to build a project using the ocean floor, and BP wants to store carbon dioxide beneath it.

Their dispute shows a conflict between two competing technologies that are key to British plans to eliminate carbon emissions this decade: offshore wind and capturing emissions from industry.

BP is ...