Shell plc took the topsy-turvy turmoil during the third quarter and turned in a solid performance for the world’s top LNG trader, CEO Wael Sawan said Thursday.

The company’s chief shared insight about the overall quarterly performance during a conference call in London with CFO Sinead Gorman. Overall gas and oil production volumes declined from a year ago, but liquefied natural gas sales increased.

The Integrated Gas unit, which oversees the LNG trading business, performed better than expected, given the labor union strikes in Australia, a drought in Panama and various ongoing maintenance issues.

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