Ms Johnstone has over 25 years’ experience in both oil and gas exploration and carbon capture and storage (CCS) across Australia, Asia-Pacific and the United Kingdom.

She is a technical authority on CCS in Australia, engaging with federal and state government regulators, research institutions, local communities and emitters. Ms Johnstone’s previous work with Shell Australia saw her become the focal point for CCS sink identification in the Australia/Asia-Pacific region where she was responsible for high-level screening to injection site planning in the Petrel Sub-Basin.

Ms Johnstone joined Buru Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary, GeoVault, as Head of CCS Solutions in 2021 and currently holds the position of Interim Chair of the Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Network of Australia (CCUSNA).