She has 17 years of experience with PETRONAS, currently serving as a Staff Researcher in Geoscience. She began her career as a biostratigrapher at PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB) before specializing in sedimentology. In 2012, she transitioned to the Exploration and Production Technology Division, where she spent five years as a reservoir geologist, contributing to Field Development Plans and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) projects in the West Baram Delta Operation. Her high-impact fault seal analysis study significantly improved reservoir modeling in the Baram field. She later continued her work as a stratigrapher for EOR projects under GR&T, playing a key role in advancing sequence stratigraphy in the WBD region. As GT&C continues its mission to advance EOR, Geo-Imaging, and CCUS technologies, she has been entrusted with leading several SITOS and Pre-SDP projects, driving the maturation of technologies toward commercialization. Since 2023, she has further honed her leadership and technical expertise in CCUS by leading the Brazil Pre-SDP study and actively exploring CO2 storage potential in saline aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Malay Basin and other international basins

Forbes is a Director of Crondall Energy, Chartered engineer, and Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (FIMarEST). Forbes has 30 years’ experience in the energy industry specialising in CCUS, oil and gas field development and subsea pipeline engineering. Forbes’ experience in CCUS stems from Crondall’s role as part of a consortium of advisers to the UK Government on the Track 1 CCUS projects. Forbes led the cost assurance process for the East Coast cluster (ECC) and was advisor to Department of Energy and Net Zero (DESNZ) on all elements of project costs on the lead up to final investment decision. Forbes was also involved in technical assurance on offshore pipelines and infrastructure for ECC. Forbes’ development engineering expertise was strengthened through 11 years with a major oil and gas operator.