San Leon Abandons 6 Gas-Exploration Permit Requests in Spain
- Applications were in Navarra, Basque region, Aragon, Catalonia
- Shale in Spain `could hardly be tougher,' Munoz-Conde says
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San Leon Energy Plc, the Irish exploration company that’s searched for shale gas across Europe, dropped six of its license applications in Spain.
The company’s Frontera Energy unit asked for the permit requests to be canceled Dec. 1, according to a Spanish government bulletin published Monday, which gave no reason for the move. They were in the northern regions of Navarra, the Basque Country, Aragon and Catalonia. Dublin-based San Leon wasn’t immediately available to comment.