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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Country of incorporation |  | Interest % |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd. |  | Coal mining activities |  | South Africa |  | 89,8 | (1)
Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd. |  | Holding company for the group's mining interests |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd. |  | Production of liquid fuels, gases and chemical products and refining of tar acids |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd. |  | Engineering services, research and development and technology transfer |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Financing (Pty) Ltd. |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for South African operations) |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd. |  | Holding company of the group's foreign investments (and investment in movable and immovable property) |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Chemical Industries Limited |  | Production and marketing of mining explosives, gases, petrochemicals, fertilisers and waxes |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd. |  | Holding company for the group's gas interests |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd. |  | Marketing of fuels and lubricants |  | South Africa |  | 75 |
Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (Pty) Ltd. |  | Owning and operating the natural gas transmission pipeline between Temane in Mozambique and Secunda in South Africa for the transportation of natural gas produced in Mozambique to markets in Mozambique and South Africa |  | South Africa |  | 50 | (2)
Sasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Ltd. |  | Investment in the Sasol Chemie group |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Chemicals Europe Limited |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | United Kingdom |  | 100 |
Sasol Chemicals Pacific Limited |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | Hong Kong |  | 100 |
Sasol Financing International Plc |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for operations outside South Africa) |  | Isle of Man |  | 100 |
Sasol Gas Limited |  | Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas |  | South Africa |  | 100 |

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Country of incorporation |  | Interest % |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Sasol Group Services (Pty) Ltd. |  | Supplier of functional core and shared services to the Sasol group of companies |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Oil International Limited |  | Buying and selling of crude oil |  | Isle of Man |  | 75 | (3)
Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Ltd. |  | Exploration, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Canada Exploration and Production Limited (SCEPL) |  | General partner in, and management of, the Sasol Canada Exploration and Production Limited Partnership (SCEP LP) which holds Sasol's upstream interests in the Sasol Talisman Montney Partnership in Canada |  | Canada |  | 100 |
Sasol Canada Holdings Limited |  | Downstream studies and activities in Canada and limited partner with SCEPL in the SCEP LP |  | Canada |  | 100 |
Sasol Polymers International Investments (Pty) Ltd. |  | Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd. |  | Develop and implement international GTL and CTL ventures |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol Wax International Aktiengesellschaft |  | Holding company for Sasol Wax (outside South Africa) operations |  | Germany |  | 100 |
Sasol Wax GmbH |  | Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax related products |  | Germany |  | 100 |
Tosas Holdings (Pty) Ltd. |  | Investment holding company |  | South Africa |  | 75 | (3)
National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd. |  | Refining crude oil |  | South Africa |  | 47,73 | (3)
Sasol Chemie GmbH and Co. KG |  | Investment in the Sasol Germany GmbH, Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH and Sasol Olefins and Surfactants GmbH |  | Germany |  | 100 |
Sasol Germany GmbH |  | Production, marketing and distribution of (chemical products) olefin and surfactant products |  | Germany |  | 100 |
Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH |  | Production and marketing of solvents |  | Germany |  | 100 |
Sasol Italy SpA |  | Trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products and derivatives |  | Italy |  | 99,9 |
Sasol Holdings USA (Pty) Ltd. |  | To manage and hold the group's interests in the United States |  | South Africa |  | 100 |
Sasol North America Inc. |  | Manufacturing of commodity and specialty chemicals |  | United States |  | 100 |

(1)
  This represents our effective holding through Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
(2)
  This represents our effective holding through Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
(3)
  This represents our effective holding through our 75% interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd.

INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Country of incorporation |  | Interest % |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Arya Sasol Polymer Company |  | Production of polyethylene |  | Iran |  | 50 |
Chevron Sasol EGTL Limited |  | Investment activities in relation to the Escravos gas-to-liquids project |  | Bermuda |  | 50 |
Ixia Coal (Pty) Ltd. |  | Investment activities Sasol Mining |  | South Africa |  | 49 | (4)
Merisol LP |  | Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics |  | United States |  | 50 |
ORYX GTL Limited (QSC) |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas |  | Qatar |  | 49 |
Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd |  | Manufacturing and marketing of low-density polyethylene pellets |  | Malaysia |  | 40 |
Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited |  | Holding company with Chevron corporation |  | Bermuda |  | 50 |
Sasol-Huntsman GmbH & Co KG |  | Production and marketing of maleic anhydride |  | Germany |  | 50 |
Spring Lights Gas (Pty) Ltd. |  | Marketing of pipeline gas in the Durban South area |  | South Africa |  | 49 |
Uzbekistan GTL LLC |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas |  | Uzbekistan |  | 44,5 |
Kubu Energy Resources (Pty) Ltd. |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from coal bed methane |  | Botswana |  | 50 |

(4)
  This represents our effective holding through our 49% interest in Ixia Coal (Pty) Ltd.

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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES