Sasol methane leaks

10 satellite-detected methane plumes at 3 sites we attribute to Sasol, 4 of them in the 12 months to 1 Sep 2026.

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Plumes, last 12 months

Sites

1,269 kg/h

Largest detected rate

25 Jun 2026

Last seen

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Most recent plumes

Detected	Site	Emission rate	Likely operator
25 Jun 2026Coal	ZAF_S_015	1,147 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
11 Jun 2026Coal	ZAF_S_009	268 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
10 Mar 2026Coal	ZAF_S_009	795 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
22 Oct 2025Coal	ZAF_S_015	767 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
25 Oct 2024Coal	ZAF_S_015	738 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
5 Oct 2023Coal	ZAF_S_015	865 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
1 Oct 2023Coal	ZAF_S_015	600 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
30 Aug 2023Coal	ZAF_S_015	1,269 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
24 Aug 2023Coal	ZAF_S_009	582 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View
24 Aug 2023Coal	ZAF_S_008	606 kg/h	Sasol Plausible	View

How to contact Sasol

csr@sasol.com (Sustainability / ESG)
media@sasol.com (Media / press office)
media@us.sasol.com (Media / press office)
ask@us.sasol.com (General enquiries)

Public contact routes published on the company's own website.

Website: www.sasol.com
Countries: South Africa
Confidence of these attributions: Plausible × 3

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Sites attributed to Sasol

Site	Plumes, last 12 months	Largest detected rate	Last seen	Likely operator
ZAF_S_015Venting shaft	26 total	1,269 kg/h	25 Jun 2026	Sasol Plausible
ZAF_S_009Venting shaft	23 total	795 kg/h	11 Jun 2026	Sasol Plausible
ZAF_S_008Venting shaft	01 total	606 kg/h	24 Aug 2023	Sasol Plausible

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