Podcast excerpt·FRI, 04 SEPT 2026 · 14:58:47–14:59:30 SAST
A short excerpt from BNC#9 | Baloyi Q&A: Trump tariffs, Hormuz fallout, SA's offshore gas, what Sasol's worth to SA's GDP on BizNews Radio. Watermarked for fair-dealing attribution, free to share.
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But just trying to understand the geopolitical issues. Have you got guys sitting in the Middle East watching what's going on on the ground? Or do you rely on the fact that there are certain things you can't control? We actually intimately have to go in the Middle East because we have operations. We have actual teams. I mean, we've got about 40 to 50 people that work in the Middle East because in the Middle East, we
We did manage to also export the technology from Sasorbek and Sekunda. And we've got a GTL gas to liquid facility in the Middle East. So that puts us firmly in touch. So in Qatar. So it's a 34,000 barrel per day facility. So we know intimately what's happening every day. I mean, over the last three months, I've started up and shut down that facility almost every three weeks because everyone says, okay, it's now quiet. Let's start up. We start up. Then, oh, no, the fighting is intense. We shut down. So we know what's happening intimately.
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