Nearly a decade after Dublin-headquartered oil and gas company San Leon Energy sold the bulk of its Irish assets to Ardilaun Energy, the plc is being pursued for €7.55 million in costs it allegedly owes for the decommissioning of the Seven Heads gas field off Co Cork. The case brought by the Minister for the Environment, Climate, and Communications is on the back of a guarantee arising from a decommissioning agreement originally dating from 2002 when the 20-year petroleum lease for the gas field was granted. San Leon, headed up by Oisin Fanning, intends to fully contest the claims, in summary proceedings due…

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