UNITED STATES
        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                   SCHEDULE 13G

    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 *

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                   Agrium, Inc.
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                 (Name of Issuer)

                   Common Shares
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          (Title of Class of Securities)

                     008916108
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                  (CUSIP Number)


                September 29, 2000
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   (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this
                    Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

   [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
   [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
   [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

      *The  remainder of this cover page shall  be
filled out for a reporting person's initial filing
on  this form with respect to the subject class of
securities,  and  for  any  subsequent   amendment
containing    information   which   would    alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information required in the remainder of
this  cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for  the  purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject
to  the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall  be subject to all other provisions  of  the
Act (however, see the Notes).

                        13G

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CUSIP No. 008916108              PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
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1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
    (ENTITIES ONLY)

    Unocal Corporation, I.R.S. No.: 95-3825062
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2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
    GROUP*
      (a) / /
      (b) /X/
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3)  SEC USE ONLY
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4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Delaware
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 NUMBER OF     (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER        -0-
  SHARES       -----------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    6,805,895
 OWNED BY      -----------------------------------
   EACH        (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   -0-
REPORTING      -----------------------------------
  PERS0N       (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   WITH             6,805,895
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(9)   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
      REPORTING PERSON
      6,805,895
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(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
      EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
      / /
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(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
      ROW 9

      5.8%
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(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      CO
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                        13G

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CUSIP No. 008916108             PAGE 3 OF 6 PAGES
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1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
    (ENTITIES ONLY)

    Union Oil Company of California,
    I.R.S. NO.: 95-1315450
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2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
    GROUP*
      (a) / /
      (b) /X/
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3)  SEC USE ONLY
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4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    California
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 NUMBER OF    (5)   SOLE VOTING POWER       -0-
  SHARES            -----------------------------
BENEFICIALLY  (6)   SHARED VOTING POWER 6,805,895
 OWNED BY           ------------------------------
   EACH       (7)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  -0-
REPORTING           ------------------------------
  PERS0N      (8)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
  WITH              6,805,895
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(9)   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
      REPORTING PERSON

      6,805,895
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(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
      EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
      / /
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
     9

      5.8%
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(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

      CO
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                      PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES

Item 1.

  (a) Name of Issuer:

     Agrium, Inc.

  (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
      Offices:

      13131 Lake Fraser Drive S.E., Calgary,
      Alberta, Canada T2J 7E8

Item 2.

  (a) Name of Person Filing:

     Unocal Corporation
     Union Oil Company of California, a wholly-
     owned subsidiary of Unocal Corporation

  (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if
      none, Residence:

     2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 4000, El
     Segundo, California 90245 (for both
     Unocal Corporation and Union Oil Company of
     California)

  (c) Citizenship:

     Unocal Corporation, a Delaware corporation
     Union Oil Company of California, a California
      corporation

  (d) Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Shares

  (e) CUSIP Number:

     008916108

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to
        Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
        whether the person filing is a:

        Not applicable.

Item 4. Ownership

        (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

           6,805,895

        (b) Percent of Class:

           5.8%

        (c) Number of shares as to which
            such person has:
        (i) sole power to vote or to direct
            the vote               0
        (ii) shared power to vote or to
             direct the vote      6,805,895
        (iii) sole power to dispose or to
              direct the disposition of  0
        (iv) shared power to dispose or
             to direct the disposition of
               6,805,895


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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a
        Class

        Not applicable.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on
        Behalf of Another Person.

        Not applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the
        Subsidiary Which Acquired the
        Security Being Reported on By the Parent
        Holding Company

        Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of
        Members of the Group

        Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group

        Not applicable.

Item 10.   Certification

     By signing below I certify that, to the best
of my knowledge and belief, the securities
referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are
not held in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                     SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


                        Unocal Corporation
                        (Reporting Person)

Date: October 10, 2000

                        By:  /S/ Joe D. Cecil

                        Name: Joe D. Cecil

                        Title: Vice President
                               and Comptroller



                        Union Oil Company of
                        California
                        (Reporting Person)

Date: October 10, 2000

                        By:    /S/ Joe D. Cecil

                        Name:  Joe D. Cecil

                        Title: Vice President and
                               Comptroller

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              JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

      The undersigned each agree as follows:   (i)
that certain statement on Schedule 13G relating to
the  Common  Shares of Agrium,  Inc.,  a  Canadian
corporation, is filed on behalf of each  of  them,
(ii) such Statement on Schedule 13G is adopted  by
each  of them, (iii) all future amendments to such
Statement  on  Schedule 13G will,  unless  written
notice  to  the contrary is delivered as described
below, be jointly filed on behalf of each of them,
and  (iv) the provisions of Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under
the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as  amended,
apply  to  each  of them.  This Agreement  may  be
terminated with respect to the obligation to  file
jointly  future  amendments to such  Statement  on
Schedule  13G  as  to any of the undersigned  upon
such  person giving written notice thereof to each
of  the  other  persons signatory hereto,  at  the
principal office thereof.

     EXECUTED as of October 10, 2000.

                    UNOCAL CORPORATION



                    By:  /S/ Joe D. Cecil

                    Name:   Joe D. Cecil
                    Title:  Vice President and
                            Comptroller


                    UNION OIL COMPANY OF
                    CALIFORNIA

                    By: /S/ Joe D. Cecil

                    Name:   Joe D. Cecil
                    Title:  Vice President and
                            Comptroller