JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sasol Petroleum Sofala, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sasol Petroleum International, has completed its first exploration well, Njika-1, in Block 16/19 in Mozambique. The well is located in waters at a depth of 460 meters and was drilled to a total depth of 1615 meters. The well accessed the predicted targets and measurements indicate the presence of gas. The well is currently being tested. Lean Strauss, Sasol Group General Manager said Sasol was very pleased with the initial results. "This is extremely encouraging news but we still need to complete a significant amount of work before we can establish the commerciality of this discovery," Strauss said. "A development in the deep offshore areas of Mozambique will require large investments and gas finds have to be substantial in order to be economically viable. We will only be able to determine commerciality after extended testing and further appraisal work is done." Sasol, as the operator, holds a 50% participating share in the license. Petronas hold a 35% interest, while the Government of Mozambique represented by its national oil company, Empresa Nacional De Hidrocarbonetos De Mozambique, E.P. (ENH) holds the remaining 15% interest. Drilling of Njika-1 commenced on 1 October 2008. Sasol is planning a second well in the same license area immediately after completion of Njika-1. This exploration is a further development of Sasol's significant gas business in Mozambique. Sasol remains committed to adding value to the economy and the people of Mozambique. Sasol Investor Relations +27 11 441 3113 / 3563 / 3321 Sasol is an integrated oil and gas company with substantial chemical interests. Based in South Africa and operating worldwide, Sasol is listed on the NYSE and JSE stock exchanges. We are the leading provider of liquid fuels in South Africa and a major international producer of chemicals. Sasol uses proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technologies for the commercial production of synthetic fuels and chemicals from low-grade coal and natural gas. We manufacture more than 200 fuel and chemical products that are sold worldwide. In South Africa we also operate coal mines to provide feedstock for our synthetic fuels plants. Sasol operates the only inland crude oil refinery in South Africa. The group produces crude oil in offshore Gabon, supplies Mozambican natural gas to end-user customers and petrochemical plants in South Africa, and with partners involved in gas-to-liquids fuel joint ventures in Qatar and Nigeria. Internet address: http://www.sasol.com/ Disclaimer - Forward-looking statements We may in this document make statements that are not historical facts and relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. There are forward- looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "seek", "will", "plan", "could", "may", "endeavour" and "project" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but are not exclusive means of identifying such statements. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and there are risks that predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. If one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may be very different from those anticipated. The factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements are discussed more fully in our annual report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 20-F filed on October 7, 2008 and in other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements apply only as of the date on which they are made and Sasol does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Sasol Limited CONTACT: Sasol Investor Relations, +27-11-441-3113, or +27-11-441-3563, or +27-11-441-3321, Web Site: http://www.sasol.com/

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