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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
BUSINESSES
ESG
REMUNERATION REPORT
DATA AND ASSURANCE / ADMINISTRATION
SASOL ENERGY BUSINESS
MINING, GAS, OPERATIONS AND FUELS
Sasol Energy comprises the Southern African integrated value chain and is responsible for Mining, Gas, Operations
and Fuels through which the business provides various petroleum products to consumers. Operations include
our core petroleum manufacturing assets in Southern Africa; these are Secunda Operations, Sasolburg
Operations and Natref. The business also manages gas sourcing in Mozambique.
Internationally, the business manages ORYX GTL operations in Qatar, a joint venture with Qatar Petroleum.
SALIENT FEATURES
We remain steadfast in our commitment to pursue a workplace
with Zero Harm but regrettably had five fatalities during the
financial year and an additional fatality thereafter.
Full potential programme at Mining delivering incremental
productivity improvements.
Early commencement of gas production from the Production
Sharing Agreement (PSA) in Mozambique.
Continuing to optimise and mature projects under development
to extend gas supply to our customers.
Production at Secunda Operations and Natref higher than prior
year while ORYX GTL negatively impacted by extended shutdowns.
Successful conclusion of appeal process related to section 12A
of the Minimum Emission Standard (MES) in South Africa allowing
Sasol to continue with the implementation of its load-based
integrated solution.
Opportunities to leverage existing technologies and sustainable
feedstocks to repurpose current operations continue to be
explored on the journey to a more sustainable Future Sasol.
Growth in retail fuel sales supported by award-winning Sasol
Rewards Loyalty programme and launch of new retail forecourt
station designs.
Commercial Energy Solution delivering end-to-end energy
solutions to our commercial customers is well embedded and
delivering results.
Renewable energy, low and sustainable carbon feedstock
opportunities continue to be developed with Power Purchase
Agreements (PPAs) of >750 MW signed, and proof-of-concept
demonstrations developed.
Continuing to nurture a growth and innovation mindset in
everything we do to lay the foundation for a sustainable future.
We operate integrated value chains through
our coal-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids
processes at our Secunda and Sasolburg sites
with feedstock sourced from Mining and Gas.
Our Natref joint venture refines crude oil into
fuel products.
MINING
Operates six coal mines that supply a range between
30 – 35 million tons per annum of thermal coal
feedstock to our operations in Secunda and Sasolburg,
as well as to the export market.
GAS
Supplies the Sasol gas network in South Africa with
natural gas produced from our onshore Pande-Temane
Production Agreement (PPA) facilities as well as
the PSA. Gas is imported from Mozambique via the
Rompco pipeline. Within South Africa, our network in
KwaZulu-Natal and Witbank-Middelburg is supplied
with methane-rich gas produced from Secunda
Operations.
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OPERATIONS
Secunda Operations (SO) – operates coal- and
gas-based synthetic fuels manufacturing capacity.
The process uses advanced, high-temperature
Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert syngas into
a range of synthetic fuel components, heating fuels
and chemical feedstock.
Sasolburg and Ekandustria Operations (SEO) – made
up of three sites, namely Sasol One, Midland and
Bunsen, where natural gas and intermediate products
from SO are converted into various chemicals.
Ekandustria produces bulk explosives and explosives
detonators.
Natref – a deep conversion refinery designed to
upgrade heavy, sour crude oil with a high sulphur
content and yield about 90% white products.
FUELS
Markets between 8,2 – 8,5 billion litres (51 – 54 million
barrels) of liquid fuels per annum, blended from fuel
components produced by SO, crude oil refined at Natref
and external product purchases.
