Nitrogen+Syngas 399 Jan-Feb 2026
27 January 2026
Nutrien shuts down Point Lisas operations
Nutrien says that it underwent “a controlled shut down” of its Trinidad Nitrogen operations at the Point Lisas’ facility from October 23rd, 2025. The company said that the shutdown was in response to port access restrictions imposed by Trinidad and Tobago’s National Energy Corporation (NEC) and “a lack of reliable and economic natural gas supply that has reduced the free cash flow contribution of the Trinidad Nitrogen operations over an extended period of time”. Nutrien says that it will continue to engage with stakeholders and assess options with respect to its operations in Trinidad. Ammonia and urea sales volumes from Nutrien’s Trinidad operations were approximately 85,000 tonnes per month and 55,000 tonnes per month, respectively. Nutrien expects to be within its 2025 annual nitrogen sales volume guidance range of 10.7 to 11.2 million tonnes due to the continued strong performance of its North American Nitrogen operations.
Trinidad’s Natural Gas Company (NGC) said that Nutrien’s gas supply contract ran out on January 1st 2026 and would not be renewed unless “outstanding port user fees” were settled. NGC claims Nutrien owes $28 million in backdated port fees. Nutrien, however, rejects claims of unpaid fees, saying it had settled all port user invoices issued to it, despite the port contract having expired in 2019.
