Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES AS AT 30 JUNE 2013

Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationMerisol LP(1)

Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics


100

United StatesSasol Mining (Pty) Ltd

Coal mining activities


89,8
(2)
South AfricaSasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Holding company for the group's mining interests


100

South AfricaSasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd

Production of liquid fuel components, gases and chemical products and refining of tar acids


100

South AfricaSasol Technology (Pty) Ltd

Engineering services, research and development and technology transfer


100

South AfricaSasol Financing (Pty) Ltd

Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for South African operations)


100

South AfricaSasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd

Holding company of the group's foreign investments (and investment in movable and immovable property)


100

South AfricaSasol Chemical Industries Limited

Production and marketing of mining explosives, gases, petrochemicals, fertilisers and waxes


100

South AfricaSasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Holding company for the group's gas interests


100

South AfricaSasol Oil (Pty) Ltd

Marketing of fuels and lubricants


75

South AfricaRepublic 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 AfricaSasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Ltd

Investment in the Sasol Chemie group


100

South AfricaSasol Chemicals Europe Limited

Marketing and distribution of chemical products


100

United KingdomSasol Chemicals Pacific Limited

Marketing and distribution of chemical products


100

Hong Kong


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Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationSasol Financing International Plc

Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans (for operations outside South Africa)


100

Isle of ManSasol Gas Limited

Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas


100

South AfricaSasol Group Services (Pty) Ltd

Supplier of functional core and shared services to the Sasol group of companies


100

South AfricaSasol Oil International Limited

Buying and selling of crude oil


75
(4)
Isle of ManSasol Petroleum International (Pty) Ltd

Exploration, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products


100

South AfricaSasol 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

CanadaSasol Canada Holdings Limited

Exploration, development, production, marketing and distribution of natural oil and gas and associated products in
Canada


100

CanadaSPI International (Pty) Ltd(5)

Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments


100

South AfricaSasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd

Develop and implement international GTL and CTL ventures


100

South AfricaSasol Wax International Aktiengesellschaft

Holding company for Sasol Wax (outside South Africa) operations


100

GermanySasol Wax GmbH

Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax related products


100

GermanyNational Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Refining crude oil


47,73
(4)
South AfricaSasol Chemie GmbH and Co. KG

Investment in the Sasol Germany GmbH, Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH and Sasol Olefins and
Surfactants GmbH


100

GermanySasol Germany GmbH

Production, marketing and distribution of (chemical products) olefin and surfactant products


100

Germany


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Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationSasol Solvents Germany GmbH

Production and marketing of solvents


100

GermanySasol Italy SpA

Trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products and derivatives


99,9

ItalySasol Holdings (USA) (Pty) Ltd

To manage and hold the group's interests in the United States


100

South AfricaSasol North America Inc.

Manufacturing of commodity and specialty chemicals


100

United StatesSasol Holdings (Asia Pacific) (Pty) Ltd(6)

Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments


100

South Africa


(1)Became
a wholly owned subsidiary on 31 December 2012.(2)This
represents our effective holding through Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd.(3)This
represents our effective holding through Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Ltd.(4)This
represents our effective holding through our 75% interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd.(5)Name
change from Sasol Polymers International Investments (Pty) Ltd to SPI International (Pty) Ltd. Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Ltd
disposed of SPI International (Pty) Ltd on 16 August 2013.(6)New
entity transferred into the Sasol Group on 29 January 2013.


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INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Name

Nature of business

Country of
incorporation

Interest
%Arya Sasol Polymer Company(7)

Production of polyethylene

Iran


50Chevron Sasol EGTL Limited

Investment activities in relation to the Escravos gas-to-liquids project

Bermuda


50
(8)Ixia Coal (Pty) Ltd

Investment activities Sasol Mining

South Africa


49ORYX GTL Limited (QSC)

Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas

Qatar


49Petronas Chemicals LDPE Sdn Bhd(9)

Manufacturing and marketing of low-density polyethylene pellets

Malaysia


40Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited

Holding company with Chevron corporation

Bermuda


50Sasol-Huntsman GmbH & Co KG

Production and marketing of maleic anhydride

Germany


50Spring Lights Gas (Pty) Ltd(10)

Marketing of pipeline gas in the Durban South area

South Africa


49Uzbekistan GTL LLC

Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas

Uzbekistan


44,5
(11)Kubu Energy Resources (Pty) Ltd

Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from coal bed methane

Botswana


50Sasol Chevron Nigeria Limited



Nigeria


50Wesco Polymers (Shanghai) Holdings Limited

Distributor of polymer products

Hong Kong


50,8
(12)Alexandria Wax Products Co



Egypt


51Petromoc 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


49Strategic 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


50Central 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


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Name

Nature of business

Country of
incorporation

Interest
%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)Sold
with effect from 16 August 2013.(8)Sasol
has a 10% participating interest in the Escravos gas-to-liquids project, and it holds 50% of equity (Class S) shares in Chevron Sasol EGTL
Limited.(9)Change
of namepreviously Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.(10)Sold
with effect from 2 July 2013.(11)We
have announced our intention to reduce our interest in Uzbekistan GTL LLC from 44,5% to 25,5% at the end of the front-end engineering and design
phase.(12)This
represents our effective holding through our 40% interest through Wesco China Limited (shareholder of Wesco Polymers (Shanghia) Holdings Limited) and
our 18% interest through Sasol Holdings (Asia Pacific) (Pty) Ltd.


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