Juneau — The State of Alaska has issued a draft air quality permit for Agrium Inc.’s proposed nitrogen plant restart on the Kenai Peninsula (GM Jan. 20, p. 1). Public comments will be taken through Jan. 2. However, Agrium reiterated last week that it is yet to pull the trigger on whether to restart the plant, which it idled in 2007 due to a lack of natural gas. Agrium’s renewed interest has come as a result of increased gas exploration in the area. The company is waiting to see if enough gas will be available to warrant the restart. While there has been a flurry of gas activity in the past few years, observers now speculate that a downturn in oil and gas prices might lead to less gas drilling in 2015.
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