San Leon then said it was still in dialogue with the company, China Great United, which had said the reason for the delay in due diligence was that it was now talking to a potential partner who could add value to the Nigerian project. Oisin Fanning may be forced to sell his beleaguered oil and gas exploration firm, San Leon Energy, after it was hit with a winding-up order petition in Dublin's High Court. CEO Fanning has steered the company through several crises, but faces more uncertainty thanks to the dispute with Dutch enterprise Avobone, which is set to return to court next month. The Irish Times understands that Mr Fanning, who took over from John O'Driscoll as chief executive last year, will have to hand back control of the firm he founded in 2009 if he fails to pay
Oisin Fanning may be forced to sell his beleaguered oil and gas exploration firm, San Leon Energy, after it was hit with a winding-up order petition in Dublin's High Court. CEO Fanning has steered the company through several crises, but faces more uncertainty thanks to the dispute with Dutch enterprise Avobone, which is set to return to court next month. The Irish Times understands that Mr Fanning, who took over from John O'Driscoll as chief executive last year, will have to hand back control of the firm he founded in 2009 if he fails to pay