Edward LaFehr
,Chief Operating Officer,Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa)
Edward LaFehr joined TAQA in 2012 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in February 2014. LaFehr was previously president of the company’s North American business, its largest subsidiary. Late last year, Taqa announced its ‘first oil’ from the new Cladhan field development in the UK’s North Sea. The field has been developed as a subsea tie-back to the TAQA-operated Tern Alpha platform. TAQA is the operator of Cladhan, with a 64.5% interest. Its co-venturers, Sterling Resources (UK) and MOL Group, hold a 2% and 33.5% interest respectively. Prior to joining Taqa, LaFehr – whose career spans 32 years – was senior vice-president at Talisman Energy Inc, with responsibility for its Canadian business.
