Shell plc, the world’s largest natural gas buyer, continues to nab agreements to buy more supply in a world ever thirstier for the fuel, CEO Ben van Beurden said Thursday.

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Addressing investors during the first quarter conference call, van Beurden was joined by new CFO Sinead Gorman, who took over for long-time financial chief Jessica Uhl, and Wael Sawan, who directs Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions.

“The war in Ukraine is first and foremost a human tragedy, but it has also caused significant disruption to global energy markets and has shown that secure, reliable and affordable energy simply cannot be taken for granted,” van Beurden said.

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