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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Percentage ownership |  | Country of incorporation
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Merisol LP |  | Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics |  | 100 |  | United States
Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd |  | Coal mining activities |  | 89,8 | (1) | South Africa
Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd |  | Holding company for the group's mining interests |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd |  | Production of liquid fuel components, gases and chemical products and refining of tar acids |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd |  | Engineering services, research and development and technology transfer |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Financing (Pty) Ltd |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for South African operations) |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd |  | Holding company of the group's foreign investments (and investment in movable and immovable property) |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd(2) |  | Production and marketing of mining explosives, gases, petrochemicals, fertilisers and waxes |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd |  | Holding company for the group's gas interests |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd |  | Marketing of fuels and lubricants |  | 75 |  | South Africa
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 |  | 50 | (3) | South Africa
Sasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Ltd |  | Investment in the Sasol Chemie group |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol UK Limited(4) |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | 100 |  | United Kingdom
Sasol Chemicals Pacific Limited |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | 100 |  | Hong Kong
Sasol Financing International Plc |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for operations outside South Africa) |  | 100 |  | Isle of Man

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Percentage ownership |  | Country of incorporation
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Sasol Gas (Pty) Ltd(5) |  | Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Group Services (Pty) Ltd |  | Supplier of functional core and shared services to the Sasol group of companies |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Oil International Limited |  | Buying and selling of crude oil |  | 75 | (6) | Isle of Man
Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Ltd |  | Exploration, appraisal, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products |  | 100 |  | South Africa
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 |  | 100 |  | Canada
Sasol Canada Holdings Limited |  | Exploration, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products in Canada |  | 100 |  | Canada
Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd |  | Develop and implement international GTL and CTL ventures |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Wax International Aktiengesellschaft |  | Holding company for Sasol Wax (outside South Africa) operations |  | 100 |  | Germany
Sasol Wax GmbH |  | Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax related products |  | 100 |  | Germany
National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd |  | Refining crude oil |  | 47,73 | (6) | South Africa
Sasol Chemie GmbH and Co. KG |  | Investment in the Sasol Germany GmbH, Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH and Sasol Olefins and Surfactants GmbH |  | 100 |  | Germany
Sasol Germany GmbH |  | Production, marketing and distribution of (chemical products) olefin and surfactant products |  | 100 |  | Germany
Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH |  | Production and marketing of solvents |  | 100 |  | Germany
Sasol Italy SpA |  | Trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products and derivatives |  | 99,9 |  | Italy
Sasol Holdings (USA) (Pty) Ltd |  | To manage and hold the group's interests in the United States |  | 100 |  | South Africa

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Percentage ownership |  | Country of incorporation
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Sasol North America Inc. |  | Manufacturing of commodity and specialty chemicals |  | 100 |  | United States
Sasol Holdings (Asia Pacific) (Pty) Ltd |  | Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments |  | 100 |  | South Africa

(1)
  This represents our effective holding through Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
(2)
  Company changed from a public to a private company on 7 June 2014.
(3)
  This represents our effective holding through Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd, through contractual arrangements Sasol exercise control over the relevant activities in ROMPCO.
(4)
  Name change from Sasol Chemicals Europe Limited to Sasol UK Limited. Moved from being a subsidiary of Attan AG (Switzerland) to being a subsidiary of Sasol European Holdings Limited on 1 July 2014.
(5)
  Company changed from a public to a private company on 10 June 2014.
(6)
  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 % |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Chevron Sasol EGTL Limited |  | Investment activities in relation to the Escravos gas-to-liquids project |  | Bermuda |  | 10 |
Ixia Coal (Pty) Ltd. |  | Investment activities Sasol Mining |  | South Africa |  | 49 |
ORYX GTL Limited (QSC) |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas |  | Qatar |  | 49 |
Petronas Chemicals LDPE 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 |
Uzbekistan GTL LLC |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas |  | Uzbekistan |  | 44,5 | (7)
Kubu Energy Resources (Pty) Ltd. |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from coal bed methane |  | Botswana |  | 50 |
Sasol Chevron Nigeria Limited |  |  |  | Nigeria |  | 50 |
Wesco Polymers (Shanghai) Holdings Limited |  | Distributor of polymer products |  | Hong Kong |  | 100 | (8)
Alexandria Wax Products Co |  |  |  | Egypt |  | 51 |
Petromoc E Sasol SARL |  | Retail and commercial marketing of liquid fuels; petrol, diesel, illuminating paraffin, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), fuel oil and lubricants in Mozambique |  | Mozambique |  | 49 |

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Country of incorporation |  | Interest % |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Strategic Energy Technology Systems Private Limited |  | Prospecting, exploration, production, exploitation of mineral oil, petroleum, oil, gas and other similar or allied substances, whether off shore or on shore |  | India |  | 50 |
Central Termica de Ressano Garcia (CTRG SA) |  | The exercise of the activity of production, generation, transport and commercialisation of electrical energy, including export and export, construction, operation and management of a power plant |  | Mozambique |  | 49 |
Sasol Yihai (Lianyungang) Alcohol Industries Co Ltd |  | Development and production of oleochemical based alcohol, surfactant, auxiliaries, petroleum additives, leather chemicals, water treatment auxiliaries, etc as well as the sale and distribution thereof and related services |  | China |  | 50 |

(7)
  We announced our intention to reduce our interest in Uzbekistan GTL LLC from 44,5% to 25,5% at the end of the FEED phase.
(8)
  Remaining 60% shareholding Wesco China Limited (shareholder of Wesco Polymers (Shanghai) Holdings Limited) acquired by Sasol Holdings (Asia Pacific) (Pty) Ltd on 30 September 2013.

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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES