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SOL -Sasol Limited - Sasol announces reduction of its economic interest in the
Escravos gas-to-liquids project
Sasol Limited
(Incorporated in South Africa)
Registration number: 1979/003231/06)
ISIN Code: ZAE000006896
Share Code: SOL
NYSE Code: SSL
("Sasol")
Sasol announces reduction of its economic interest in the Escravos gas-to-
liquids project
On 13 May Sasol reported that the capital cost of the Escravos gas-to-liquids
project (EGTL) under construction in Nigeria is expected to increase to
US$6 billion and that Sasol was reviewing all the factors that have an impact on
the project economics.
On 3 September, Sasol and Chevron, partners in the project entered into a heads
of agreement for Chevron to purchase an additional 27,5% in the EGTL project and
Sasol to reduce its economic interest in the EGTL project from 37,5% to 10%.
Definitive agreements will be finalised in due course and will be subject to the
relevant regulatory approvals.
As a result of the reduction in our economic interest, an impairment of R362
million was recognised in 2008 in operating profit (a net effect after tax of
R112 million) relating to interest previously capitalised on the capital
expenditure.
Lean Strauss, Group General Manager for Sasol`s International Energy Cluster
said: "Sasol remains fully committed to the EGTL project, which continues to
utilise our technology under license, by providing our full range of technical
and skills support."
Johannesburg
4 September 2008
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
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