Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationMerisol LP

Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics

100

United StatesSasol Mining (Pty) Ltd

Coal mining activities

89,8
(1)
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 (Pty) Ltd(2)

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 UK Limited(4)

Marketing and distribution of chemical products

100

United KingdomSasol Chemicals Pacific Limited

Marketing and distribution of chemical products

100

Hong KongSasol Financing International Plc

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

100

Isle of Man


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Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationSasol Gas (Pty) Ltd(5)

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
(6)
Isle of ManSasol Petroleum International (Pty) Ltd

Exploration, appraisal, 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

CanadaSasol 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
(6)
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

GermanySasol 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 Africa


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Name

Nature of business

Percentage
ownership

Country of
incorporationSasol North America Inc.

Manufacturing of commodity and specialty chemicals

100

United StatesSasol 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

10Ixia 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

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

50Uzbekistan 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

50Sasol Chevron Nigeria Limited



Nigeria

50Wesco Polymers (Shanghai) Holdings Limited

Distributor of polymer products

Hong Kong

100
(8)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

49


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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

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

49Sasol 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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