Sasol hits LNG price brick wall at Secunda
Gas no longer feasible as feedstock and focus is on maintaining supply of cost-effective coal, says company
Petrochemical group Sasol has ditched plans to use liquid natural gas (LNG) to reduce reliance on coal at its Secunda facility — the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter — saying the option has become too expensive.
“The liquid fuels component of the Secunda refinery remains fully impaired. At December 31 2024, the recoverable amount of the refinery improved as a result of the optimisation of the SA Emission Reduction Roadmap (ERR), leveraging an extended range of levers to maximise production for as long as possible, reducing capital, feedstock and electricity cost,” the company said on Monday in releasing its interim results (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/energy/2025-02-24-sasol-ramps-up-lake-charles-turnaround-ahead-of-possible-listing/)...
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