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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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