Sasol Drops Westlake GTL Project, Exits Canadian Shale Plays as it Shifts Focus

SUGAR LAND--November 28, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Sasol Limited (NYSE:SSL) (Johannesburg, South Africa) is calling it quits on as much as $1 billion in high-profile projects it has deemed unprofitable, including its work in Canada's shale gas market and all of its gas-to-liquids (GTL) greenfield projects--notably its GTL project in Westlake, Louisiana. Industrial Info is tracking more than $43 billion in projects involving Sasol, including nearly $10 billion that are nearing or under construction.

Within this article: Details on the projects affected by Sasol's decision, as well as some of its highest-valued projects nearing or under construction in the U.S. and abroad.

Other companies featured: Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)