Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Sasol's Oryx Shipped First Fuel in April at Lower Rate Than it Planned

(Bloomberg) -- Sasol Ltd., the world's largest coal-
to-fuels producer, said production from a $1 billion refinery in
Qatar is lower than expected and will be reduced until the
company resolves operational ``challenges'' in coming months.

The first products were shipped form the gas-to-fuels plant
last month, Johannesburg-based Sasol said today. Earlier
equipment failures have been resolved and the company is now
dealing with an excess of ``fine material'' produced in the
plant, which is delaying full production, the company said.


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