Exhibit 99.1

      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
                TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "report"),
the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as adopted pursuant to
(S)906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that based on their best knowledge: 1)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 2) the information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company as of and for the periods covered in the Report.


/s/ MICHAEL L. BENNETT
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Michael L. Bennett, Chief Executive Officer


/s/ FRANCIS G. MEYER
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Francis G. Meyer, Chief Financial Officer