Oisin Murphy may be forced to sell his beleaguered oil and gas exploration firm , San Leon Energy , after it was hit with a winding - up order , in Dublin 's High Court . Mr Fanning has steered the company through several crises , but faces more uncertainty thanks to the dispute with Dutch company Avobone , which is set to return to court next month . If San Leon makes it through the court case, and payments from Nigeria remain slow, he'll need to draw on all his strengths to get the business on track. San Leon is in acquisition talks with China Great United and is also in early - stage merger discussions with partner company Midwestern .
Oisin Murphy may be forced to sell his beleaguered oil and gas exploration firm , San Leon Energy , after it was hit with a winding - up order , in Dublin 's High Court . Mr Fanning has steered the company through several crises , but faces more uncertainty thanks to the dispute with Dutch company Avobone , which is set to return to court next month . San Leon is in acquisition talks with China Great United and is also in early - stage merger discussions with partner company Midwestern .