Group 1 - Norwegian Oil Company (EQNR.US) will participate in the new share issuance of wind developer Orsted A/S (DNNGY.US), becoming the first major investor to support the share sale after the Danish government [1] - Norwegian Oil Company plans to maintain a 10% stake in Orsted and will subscribe for new shares worth up to 6 billion kroner (approximately 940 million USD) [1] - Orsted's management is actively seeking investor support for its proposed 60 billion kroner (approximately 9.4 billion USD) capital increase plan, following a significant drop in stock price due to the U.S. halting key wind projects [1][2] Group 2 - Orsted's management will hold a special shareholder meeting to seek authorization for the capital increase, with key details to be announced shortly [2] - Norwegian Oil Company announced plans to nominate a new director to Orsted's board before the next annual shareholder meeting [2] - There were preliminary discussions last year regarding a potential merger between the two companies, although no substantial progress was made [2]