ENERGY STRATEGY · PROJECT DEVELOPMENT · DECARBONISATION
Diego A.
Vazquez Anzola.
Technical depth. Commercial perspective.
Clear energy decisions.
I connect people, evidence and disciplines to move energy opportunities from early questions to practical development decisions.
CO₂ Storage Risks & Costs: Busting Perceptions and Myths
Professional recognitionFrom subsurface insight
to energy transition.
More than 22 years of international experience across operator roles, independent advisory and project development.
My career spans Shell, Brunei Shell Petroleum and NAM, a Shell secondment to Equinor’s Northern Lights project, and global CCS consulting with Halliburton. Today, through APES, I bring technical, commercial and regulatory perspectives together across carbon storage, renewable integration, industrial decarbonisation and sustainable fuels.
I work with operators, industry, governments and multidisciplinary teams to test options, make uncertainty explicit and build a defensible path forward.
Connecting the disciplines.
Select a focus to explore how I contribute.
Experience, in context.
Open a role to see the work behind it.
Earlier technical and research experience 2000–2007
2006–2007 · Shell International / TU Delft
Research Geophysicist. Controlled-source electromagnetic modelling and exploration de-risking.
2004–2005 · University of Barcelona
Near-surface Geophysicist.
2002–2003 · TRX Consulting
Near-surface Geophysicist.
2000–2001 · Schlumberger
Assistant Borehole Geophysics.
Different assets.
A connected perspective.
Explore project contributions across the energy lifecycle.
Project websites & background
Northern Lights
Aramis
Novatek / Yamal LNG
Buru Energy / GeoVault
British Geological Survey
ORA Bioresources
Ideas shared.
Experience exchanged.
Papers, conference contributions and technical presentations, from geophysics to carbon storage.
Education.
MSc. (Hon.) Applied Earth Sciences
Delft Technical University, Netherlands
MSc. Geology
University of Barcelona, Spain
BSc. Engineering in Geophysics
Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Recognition.
- SPE Distinguished Lecturer2025–26 · CO₂ Storage Risks & Costs: Busting Perceptions and Myths
- Chair, SPE Carbon Storage Working Group
- Board Member, SPE Western Australia
- Board Member, Subsea Energy Australia (SEA)
- Standards Australia CCS committee memberReviewer of SA TS 5373:2022
- BSP Coach of the Year2016 · Technical mentoring and capability development
AI training & technical tools
2026 AI professional development
Anthropic AI Fluency and Claude 101; Google Cloud Introduction to Generative AI; OpenAI Academy AI Foundations, Applied AI Foundations, and Agents and Workflows; IBM SkillsBuild AI Fundamentals: Language and Vision in AI; Microsoft Learn Drive Business Value with AI Solutions and AI Fluency.
Tools and application
Petrel, RMS, Python, ArcGIS Pro and Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and Project. Applied AI work focuses on domain-specific decision support, with expert review, transparent assumptions and evidence traceability.
Profile & CV.
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Let’s discuss the
next energy decision.
For advisory, project development, technical collaboration and speaking enquiries.
diego.vazquezanzola@apes-energyevolution.com
Asia Pacific Energy Solutions
Perth, Western AustraliaVenezuela-born, Australian citizen · Unrestricted Australian work rights