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Jobs
Jobs that could be created from Coastal Plain development in Alaska:	38,300 Jobs
examples:	direct employment in oil exploration and production service, supplies and transportation sectors computer, environmental and local government employment
Number of petroleum industry Jobs in Alaska:	11,947 Jobs
Economic Impact
Dollars spent in Alaska from Prudhoe Bay development since 1980:	$ 4.9 billion
(excludes payments to State of Alaska)
Alaska vendors doing business in AK oil fields:	Over 1,500
Alaska energy expenditures per capita ranks well over the national average!
Petroleum Statistics
Daily consumption of motor gasoline in Alaska:	811,000 gallons
Daily consumption of petroleum products in Alaska:	5.2 million gallons
Daily production of oil products in Alaska:	46.2 million gallons
(25% of current U.S. domestic production) Alaska's reliance on imported foreign oil	0 %

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