## Flagship GTL plant performing well 

Oryx GTL is the world’s largest commercial-scale GTL facility. It produces environmentally friendly liquid fuels from natural gas sourced from Qatar’s North Field. During the second half of the financial year, Oryx GTL recorded an exceptional performance and during March 2010, produced, on average, in excess of 30 000 barrels a day (b/d). We are now in the process of debottle- necking the facility by 10% and also have our sights set on expanding the facility when the time is right. This fully supports the country’s aspirations of additional economic diversifi cation. 

The development of the Escravos gas-to-liquids (EGTL) plant in Nigeria is advancing and we are expecting completion of the project in 2012. SSI is committed to providing experienced people for the successful commissioning and start-up of this facility. 

## Establishing the feasibility of a GTL plant in Uzbekistan 

Uzbekistan has ambitions to enhance its energy security through GTL. In 2010, Sasol and its partners, Uzbekneftegaz and Petronas, launched a feasibility study to assess the commercial and technical viability of a GTL facility producing around 1,3 million tons of product a year – including jet kerosene. This is progressing well and we are targeting completion of 

SSI retained its world-class safety record even though the RCR increased slightly from 0,30 in 2009 to 0,31 in 2010. 

the study in the new financial year. Should the project go ahead, Sasol’s technology and GTL experience will be key contributors. 

## Advancing plans for CTL 

SSI is also progressing well with its plans to develop Sasol’s first CTL plant outside South Africa. During the year, the feasibility study for a plant at the Ningdong Energy and Chemicals Base in China was completed, with encouraging results. In December 2009, Sasol and our partner, Shenhua Ningxia Coal Group, submitted a project application report to the Chinese government, requesting approval for the CTL plant. Signifi cant focus on improving the overall effi ciency of the CTL process has resulted in a design with an energy efficiency that is approaching 50% greater than traditional facilities. Concomitantly, this has led to a similar reduction in water usage and also a significant reduction in CO$_{2}$ emissions. We have identified opportunities to capture and store CO$_{2}$ near to the plant, which could offer the possibility to effectively reduce CO$_{2}$ emissions by as much as 50%. During the year, a representative office was opened in Yinchuan, which is the closest city to the Ningdong Energy and Chemicals Base. 

In India, SSI and the Tata Group made steady progress in a pre-feasibility study for a CTL plant. This would likely have a capacity in the order of 80 000 b/d of 

clean diesel, naphtha and some liquefi ed petroleum gas (LPG). In Indonesia, SSI signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian government in December 2009 to carry out a high-level screening study into the viability of an integrated CTL plant. 

## Progress with the catalyst business 

During the year, we continued the construction of our third cobalt-based production unit. This new Sasolburg facility, the commissioning of which is expected to be completed soon, will support our GTL and CTL ambitions. We are also working on the development of cobalt catalyst regeneration technology to reduce operating costs at GTL and CTL plants, which are already benefi ting from improvements in the catalyst’s performance and service life. 

## Ensuring environmental sustainability 

Sasol is committed to making all future operations more environmentally benign. In particular, we are focusing on opportunities to reduce factory emissions of greenhouse gases through improved efficiencies and employing new technology, and to mitigate emissions through the implementation of effi cient CO$_{2}$ storage solutions. Sasol will only invest in future CTL plants if there is a viable CO$_{2}$ management solution. 

