Vasily Tikhonovich Podshibyakin (Russian: Василий Тихонович Подшибякин; 1 January 1928 – 20 May 1997) was a Soviet geologist and head of the trust “Yamalnefterazvedka”.

In 1963 Vasily Posdshibyakin became the director of Tazovskaya oil-exploring expedition, since 1967 he was the oil and gas manager of Yamalo-Nenets geological trust.

With his collaboration the Igrimsk and Shuchtungorsk groups of gas fields were drilled during prospecting of Tazovskoe and Urengoy deposits.

Under his direction 36 gas fields in Yamal-Nenetz region were opened including the Zapolyarnoye, Tambeiskoye, Medveshye, Yamburg, Novoportovskoe and Urengoy.

In 1971, after the liquidation of the trust, he was appointed the post of director of Urengoy oil and gas prospecting expedition.