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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Percentage ownership |  | Country of incorporation
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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 fuels, 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 South Africa (Pty) Ltd(2) |  | Focused on integrated petrochemicals and energy and all such other things as may be considered to be incidental or conducive to the attainment and support of the main business of the company. |  | 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
Sasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Ltd |  | Investment in the Sasol Chemie group |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol UK Limited |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | 100 |  | United Kingdom
Sasol Chemicals Pacific Limited(3) |  | 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
Sasol Gas (Pty) Ltd(4) |  | Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Oil International Limited |  | Buying and selling of crude oil |  | 75 | (5) | Isle of Man
Sasol New Energy Holdings (Pty) Ltd |  | Developing and commercialising renewable and lower-carbon energy as well as carbon capture storage solutions |  | 100 |  | South Africa

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Percentage ownership |  | Country of incorporation
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Sasol Africa (Pty) Ltd(6) |  | Exploration, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol Canada Exploration and Production Limited |  | General partner in, and management of, the Sasol Canada Exploration and production Limited Partnership which holds Sasol's upstream interests in the Sasol Progress Energy Canada LtdPartnership 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 Middle East and India (Pty) Ltd(7) |  | 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 | (5) | 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(8) |  | 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
Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC(9) |  | 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
Sasol European Holdings Limited |  | Resale of Sasol chemical products into UK / Ireland market area. |  | 100 |  | United Kingdom

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Percentage ownership |  | Country of incorporation
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Sasol Financing International Limited |  | Management of cash resources of the Sasol Group, the investing of surplus money and the procurement of loans taking into account the limitations imposed by the Banks Act 94 of 1990. Funding the cash |  | 100 |  | South Africa
Sasol (USA) Corporation |  | To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organised under the General Corporation Law of Delaware |  | 100 |  | United States

(1)
  This represents our effective holding through Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
(2)
  Name change from Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd to Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
(3)
  Moved from being a subsidiary of Sasol Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Holdings (Asia Pacific) (Pty) Ltd on 1 July 2014.
(4)
  Moved from being a subsidiary of Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Limited on 6 November 2014.
(5)
  This represents our effective holding through our 75% interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd.
(6)
  Moved from being a subsidiary of Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Limited on 1 July 2014. Name changed from Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Ltd to Sasol Africa (Pty) Ltd on 20 July 2015.
(7)
  Moved from being a subsidiary of Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd to being a subsidiary of Sasol Limited on 1 July 2014. Name changed from Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd to Sasol Middle East and India (Pty) Ltd on 20 July 2015.
(8)
  Moved from being a subsidiary of Sasol Performance Chemicals GmbH (previously Sasol Olefins & Surfactants GmbH) to being a subsidiary of Sasol European Holdings Limited on 1 July 2014.
(9)
  Name change from Sasol North America Inc to Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC. Moved from being a subsidiary of Sasol Performance Chemicals GmbH (previously Sasol Olefins & Surfactants GmbH) to being a subsidiary of Sasol (USA) Corporation.

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 |  | 49.5 |
Uzbekistan GTL LLC |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas |  | Uzbekistan |  | 44,5 | (10)
Kubu Energy Resources (Pty) Ltd. |  | Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from coal bed methane |  | Botswana |  | 50 |
Sasol Chevron Nigeria Limited |  |  |  | Nigeria |  | 50 |
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 |
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 Wilmar Alcohol Industries (Lianyungang) Co Ltd(11) |  | 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 |
Gemini HDPE LLC(12) |  | Construction of the high-density polyethylene plant |  | USA |  | 50 |

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Country of incorporation |  | Interest % |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (Pty) Ltd (ROMPCO) |  | 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 | (13)

(1)
  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.
(2)
  Name change from Sasol Yihai (Lianyungang) Alcohols Industries Co Ltd to Sasol Wilmar Alcohol Industries (Lianyungang) Co Ltd on 1 April 2015.
(3)
  Joint venture entered into between Sasol Chemicals North America LLC (50%) and INEOS Gemini HDPE Holding Company LLC (50%).
(4)
  This represents our effective holding through Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd, through contractual arrangements Sasol exercises joint control over the relevant activities of ROMPCO.

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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES