Sasol - The African Mirror

Apr

2024

South Africa’s PetroSA targets Mozambique gas in new sales deal

SOUTH Africa's PetroSA expects the first flows of gas into the country from a deal with Mozambique's national energy company ENH later this year, officials said, amid efforts to shore up supplies ahead of a potentially crippling shortage. Handed a gas trading licence by regulators in March, state-owned oil and gas company PetroSA has moved quickly to secure a deal for an initial 2 petajoules of gas a year (PJ/a), with the scope to rise to 200 petajoules eventually. That would be enough to supply scores of industrial gas users, including steelmaker ArcelorMittal, which currently relies on around 190 PJ/a,…

Nov

2023

By The African Mirror

South African petrochemical company Sasol’s chairman resigns

BUSINESS

SOUTH African petrochemical company Sasol said that Sipho Nkosi had stepped down as non-executive director and chairman of the board, effective November 10. The resignation comes as "he was concerned that some of his business interests may be perceived to place him in conflict with the interests of Sasol," the company said in a statement. Stephen Westwell, a non-executive and lead independent director, was appointed pro tem chairman of the board on November 11, the statement said.

Feb

2022

By The African Mirror

Africa’s green hydrogen initiatives gain steam

ENVIRONMENT

CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY AFRICA is aiming to start large scale commercial production of green hydrogen to tap into the nascent industry that has the potential to price out diesel and petrol by 2030. Despite the slow pace in the development of hydrogen infrastructure, hampered by high costs of production, the African market is fast gaining steam, headlined by a rise in local and international investments, partnerships and alliances. South Africa is the latest country on the continent to tap into the carbon-free hydrogen market, with a planned new green hydrogen plant in its Northern Cape province that will…

May

2021

By The African Mirror

Activists and South African gov’t lock horns over coal pollution

ENVIRONMENT

TIM COCKS SOUTH Africa's failure to tackle toxic levels of air pollution produced by burning coal is a violation of its post-Apartheid constitution, activists and a U.N. rights expert said in court on Monday. Campaigners are suing the South African government in the High Court, hoping to force tougher action against heavy polluters such as state power company Eskom and liquid fuel producer Sasol. The campaigners say tougher action is required to enforce a constitutional guarantee of the right to an environment not harmful to health. Environment Minister Barbara Creecy acknowledges that air pollution is a problem, but her submission…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

South Africa to probe elevated sulphur levels

ENVIRONMENT

SOUTH Africa's Environmental Ministry would investigate whether petrochemical company Sasol's Secunda operations could be the source of a sulphur smell experienced in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces since the weekend, officials have announced. The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries said the smell was likely a combination of elevated levels of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. Sasol said in a statement on its website on Tuesday that its Secunda operations did not have any operational incidents that could have resulted in an increase in sulphur emissions. The company said it had also started an investigation to assist in identifying…