Lorena Suarez Bermudez

Bio

Energy Engineer with extensive experience in natural resource assessment, including oil and gas, CO₂ storage, and renewable energy. PhD researcher specialising in low-carbon energy transition strategies, with a focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS), offshore wind, hydrogen, and bioenergy. Her research evaluates the technical and system-level potential of these technologies in Colombia, analysing how they can accelerate national decarbonisation while ensuring energy security.

• Technical Advisor

  Ecopetrol SA - Full-time From September 2021 to March 2023

  Supported quality assurance of the exploration portfolio through peer reviews of technical and economic evaluations for oil and gas opportunities. Led prospect maturation and the integration of prospective resources into the exploration portfolio. Several matured prospects progressed to drilling, resulting in commercial oil and gas discoveries and the addition of new reserves.

• Exploration Geologist

  Ecopetrol SA - Full-time From October 2018 to September 2021

  Integrated and interpreted subsurface datasets to identify hydrocarbon exploration opportunities (leads and prospects) across multiple basins in Colombia. Performed resource estimations and assessed geological chance of success to support exploration decision-making and portfolio prioritisation.

• Geoscientist Specialist

  Frontera Energy - Full-time From January 2011 to October 2018

  Integrated and interpreted subsurface datasets to generate hydrocarbon exploration leads and prospects across basins in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, and Mexico. Delivered resource estimations and quantified geological chance of success to support risked portfolio evaluation and investment decisions. Conducted technical assessments for farm-in and farm-out processes across exploration and production assets in Latin America.

• PhD: Energy transition/Renewable energy sources/Low-carbon technologies

  Utrecht University From April 2023 to March 2026
• Master's degree in Engineering

  Universidad Los Andes From August 2015 to December 2017
• Master's degree in Earth Sciences

  Universidad Simón Bolivar From September 2006 to November 2009

• Latin American Spanish
• English

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