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Coal to Liquids (incorporating Sasol Mining)
Company finalises concession for gas plant
21st January 2022 Energy supplier Great Lakes (GL) Africa Energy has finalised a concession agreement with the Mozambique government to finance and operate a 250 MW liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Nacala district, Nampula province in northern Mozambique. The agreement was signed in November, in Maputo,... →
Forum reviews gas industry’s progress
21st January 2022 Representatives from the gas producing nations platform The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) met last month to review progress on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked in December 2020. The GECF-Unesco MoU... →
Gas key to just energy transition
By: Halima Frost 21st January 2022 In October industry body South African Oil & Gas Alliance hosted a webinar on ‘The Role of Gas in the Just Energy Transition’ which was attended by both upstream and downstream service providers and investors. The webinar included sessions by State-owned power utility Eskom, and State-owned oil... →
R400m deal furthers dream of supporting fleet of local vessels
By: Tracy Hancock 22nd November 2019 Mnambithi Group subsidiary Nduna Maritime and petrochemicals company Sasol have entered into a R400-million enterprise and supplier development funding agreement for South Africa’s first locally owned maritime vessel. The landmark event boosts South Africa’s maritime capabilities edging it closer... →
Oil and gas production grows amid evolving SADC energy demands
By: Tracy Hancock 22nd November 2019 Petrochemicals company Sasol’s Upstream business unit, comprising Mining and Exploration & Production International (E&PI), contributed 2% to the group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation for the year ended June 30, 2019, according to Sasol’s integrated report for the... →
Gas vital to energy mix, but policy certainty needed
By: Tracy Hancock 22nd November 2019 Gas is a desirable and integral part of South Africa’s future energy mix, but the country’s significant reliance on coal is not going to dissipate with the “flick of a switch”, says industry body South African Oil and Gas Alliance (Saoga) executive director Niall Kramer. There is pressure from... →
Manufacturer and marketer working hand in hand
26th October 2018 Integrated chemicals and petrochemicals company Sasol and multifunctional distribution company Helm have entered into a long-term marketing agreement for ethylene glycols. The agreement between Sasol and Helm will come into effect upon the start-up of Sasol's new ethylene oxide and ethylene... →
Sasol Lake Charles – a picture worth $11.13-billion
By: Halima Frost 26th October 2018 Petrochemicals and chemicals company Sasol has invested billions of dollars in the Lake Charles Chemical Projects, in the US, which entails a steam cracking plant, and ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol storage and piping facilities for the product and its derivatives. Specialized storage... →
Lake Charles on track and within budget
By: Halima Frost 26th October 2018 Next year will be a defining year for petrochemicals and chemicals company Sasol, with the start-up of its Lake Charles Chemical Project (LCCP), in the US, which is earmarked as a catalyst for transforming Sasol’s earnings profile. In its 2018 annual results, Sasol announced that it had achieved... →
Last of four mines to be completed
By: Halima Frost 26th October 2018 Petrochemicals and chemicals company Sasol forecasts it will complete the 10.5-million-ton-a-year Impumelelo colliery - formerly known as the Brandspruit mine - replacement project by June next year. The project involves the construction of a new 8.5-million-ton-a-year coal mine, which is... →
Profits hit by strike but support for industry, communities continues
27th October 2017 Coal miner Sasol Mining reported a 21% decline in its operating profit for the 2017 financial year, compared with the previous comparable period. The mining business unit of integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol, Sasol Mining’s profit dropped to R3.7-billion, mainly owing to the negative... →
KSB Pumps & Valves
27th October 2017 East Rand-headquartered KSB Pumps & Valves is an original-equipment manufacturer of technologically advanced pumps, valves and related products for the water, sewerage, chemicals, petrochemicals, mining and building services sectors, among others. Since its establishment in 1959, the company has... →
Supply of coalbed methane being investigated
27th October 2017 Independent clean energy company NuEnergy Gas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pertamina Gas to investigate the supply of coalbed methane (CBM) from its Tanjung Enim production sharing contract (PSC) for distribution to Pertamina Gas consumers in Sumatra, in western Indonesia.... →
Coal miner pushing to further productivity, cost efficiency
27th October 2017 In 2018, mining company Sasol Mining will have renewed focus on its business improvement programme to improve productivity and cost efficiency, states integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol in its Integrated Report, published June 30. Sasol notes that its mining business unit is... →
PROGRESS PROJECTED In the year ahead, Sasol Mining expects to further advance the second phase of its Impumelelo mine
Proximity detection system commissioned, training ongoing
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 27th October 2017 South African mining safety and monitoring solutions provider Monitech has assisted in ensuring that coal miner Sasol Mining complies with Chapter 8 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, which states that all trackless mobile machinery (TMM) should be fitted with a proximity detection system (PDS)... →
Mining business units continue strong performance
21st October 2016 Profit from South African petrochemicals giant Sasol’s mining operations increased by 9% to R4.7-billion, “mainly as a result of a continued strong and sustainable cost performance, as well as stable mining operations delivery,” Sasol CFO Paul Victor said on September 12. Speaking in a final... →
KSB Pumps and Valves
21st October 2016 Headquartered on the East Rand, KSB Pumps and Valves in an original-equipment manufacturer of technologically advanced pumps, valves and related products for sectors including water, sewerage, chemicals, petrochemicals, steel, mining, energy and building services. Since 1959, the company has... →
Africa must monetise economically unmineable coal
21st October 2016 New coal mines will have to be developed in South Africa as existing mines exhaust reserves, while State-owned power utility Eskom, petrochemicals giant Sasol and new independent power produces (IPPs) must expand alternative production. This is according to South African mining and minerals... →
CCS can decrease CTL CO2 emissions
By: Bruce Montiea 23rd October 2015 The 30-million tons a year of concentrated carbon dioxide (CO2) released by the South African synthetic fuel industry can effectively be reduced through the carbon capture and storage (CCS) process, says South African National Energy Development Institute cleaner fossil fuel use senior manager... →
LIMITING DAMAGE The carbon capture and storage process helps with decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide released through the coal-to-liquids process
CTL included in diversification strategy
23rd October 2015 The conversion of coal to liquid forms a part of Zimbabwean coal mining and exploration company Hwange Colliery Company’s strategic objective of diversifying its business. The strategy entails growing Hwange Colliery Company’s business through the creation of new lines of business by exploiting... →
SA’s liquid-fuels economy to be sustained for next 40 years
By: Bruce Montiea 23rd October 2015 The coal-to-liquids (CTL) industry is going to be a core part of South Africa’s liquid-fuels economy for the next 40 years, says global management consulting firm AT Kearney principal Martin Sprott. He says the country’s CTL industry is centred on energy and chemicals group Sasol's CTL plant in... →
FUEL SOURCE Sasol is at the forefront of liquid fuel production
C&N Petroleum Equipment
24th October 2014 Bulk liquid transfer equipment solutions provider C&N Petroleum Equipment has been servicing the petroleum and chemicals industries since 1992, when the company was founded by owner and MD Yvonne van Schalkwyk, who was recognised at the 2012 Top Women Awards for her outstanding contribution and... →
Production uncertainty at Impumelelo
By: David Oliveira 24th October 2014 Petrochemicals group Sasol’s mining subsidiary, Sasol Mining, has not yet been forthcoming on whether its new Impumelelo coal mine is providing coal for its coal-to-liquids operations, in Secunda. Impumelelo was scheduled to start production this quarter to replace Sasol Mining’s depleting... →
Botswana mulls CTL sector establishment
By: Ilan Solomons 24th October 2014 Botswana is considering the establishment of a coal-to-liquid (CTL) industry to exploit the country’s large coal resources, which would assist in significantly reducing its yearly petroleum import bill and drive the diversification of Botswana’s economy, Botswana Chamber of Mines CEO Charles... →
NEW SECTOR, NEW OPPORTUNITES The development of a coal-to-liquids sector in Botswana could result in the development of other industries such as explosives
CTL’s future depends on South Africa’s energy plays 
By: David Oliveira 24th October 2014 South Africa’s coal-to-liquids (CTL) future will be influenced by the changing energy dynamics regionally and worldwide, particularly in terms of increasing natural gas exploration in south-east Africa, says investment and development advisory firm Africa Practice consultant Sinethemba Zonke.... →
COAL RESISTANCE The world’s resistance to using coal as an energy source is the key challenge facing South Africa’s coal-to-liquids sector
Sasol Mining maintains presence at Mining Lekgotla
By: David Oliveira 24th October 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol mining subsidiary Sasol Mining maintained its presence at the Mining Lekgotla this year, which included a speech delivered by Sasol sustainability and business transformation executive director Nolitha Fakude on the role of industrialisation in enhancing... →
Inconsistent resource reporting in coal industry
By: Carina Borralho 25th October 2013 Technical and economic assessment group Venmyn Deloitte is finding the reporting of coal resources in the minerals industry, particularly within the South African and Australian mineral industries, inconsistent. Venmyn Deloitte says that some coal companies report on gross tonnes in-situ (GTIS)... →
Summit will address coal conversion potential in India
By: Carina Borralho 25th October 2013 The World CTX 2013 Summit, which will be held in Mumbai and Jamnagar in India, from December 2 to 4, will feature a practise-based programme on coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) projects worldwide and in India, feedback from commercial coal operations, technological news, economic assessments and... →
Sasol Mining’s coal-to-liquids horizon extending to 2050 
By: Martin Creamer 25th October 2013 Sasol has unveiled plans for an initiative known as Project 2050, which is designed to sustain and expand its integrated value chain in South Africa until at least the middle of the century. Coal and coal-to-liquids (CTL) form an integral part of this long-term plan and key to its success is... →
Conversion of coal and petroleum coke the focus at World CTL 2012 Summit
By: Chantelle Kotze 26th October 2012 The World CTL 2012 India Summit, in New Delhi, from December 11 to 13, will highlight India-based coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) conversion to high value fuels and chemicals, World CTL president Serge Périneau tells Mining Weekly. →
Prefeasibility study on Mozambique $9.5bn CTL plant finalised this month
By: Chantelle Kotze 26th October 2012 Mozambique’s Ministry of Energy and joint venture (JV) Clean Carbon Industries (CCI) will complete and submit the second phase of the prefeasibility study (PFS) to government for the development of a 65 000 bl/d coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in Mozambique’s Tete province this month. →
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