▁deal ▁was ▁heavily ▁critic ised ▁and ▁caused ▁a ▁split ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁coal ition ▁of ▁H elle ▁Thor ning - Sch midt . ▁ ▁Six ▁cabinet ▁minister s ▁and ▁the ▁Social ist ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁government . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁shares ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁an ▁IP O ▁at ▁C open hagen ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁D ONG ▁Energy ▁had ▁a ▁def ic it ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁billion ▁D K K , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁any ▁Dan ish ▁company ▁ever . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁D ONG ▁Energy ▁was ▁voted ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁on ▁the ▁C lean 2 0 0 ▁list . ▁ ▁D ONG ▁Energy ▁was ▁listed ▁at ▁the ▁C open hagen ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁it ▁div ested ▁its ▁ownership ▁shares ▁of ▁five ▁Norwegian ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁fields ▁to ▁Far oe ▁Pet role um . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁D ONG ▁Energy ▁completed ▁de comm ission ing ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁farm , ▁Vin de by ▁Off sh ore ▁Wind ▁Farm . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁company ▁decided ▁to ▁phase - out ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁coal ▁for ▁power ▁generation , ▁and ▁it ▁sold ▁off ▁its ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁business ▁to ▁I ne os ▁for ▁US $ 1 .