The world’s largest natural gas trader faced a challenging third quarter, whipped by up-and-down prices related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, however, the integrated major overcame issues to post its second highest ever quarterly results.

“We are delivering robust results at a time of ongoing volatility in global energy markets,” CEO Ben van Beurden said Thursday. “At the same time we are working closely with governments and customers to address their short and long-term energy needs.”

Price volatility between July and September cut into the core natural gas trading arm for the quarter, as Shell had warned earlier this month.

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