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WHAT DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA'S ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN MEANS TO CONNECTICUT
Jobs |
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Jobs that could be created from Coastal Plain development in Connecticut: |
11,000 Jobs |
examples: |
manufacturing of oil field equipment facility and environmental engineering and design computer and communications equipment and services |
| Number of petroleum industry Jobs in Connecticut: | 9,276 Jobs |
Economic Impact |
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| Dollars spent in Connecticut from Prudhoe Bay development since 1980: | $ 26.3 million |
| Connecticut vendors doing business in AK oil fields: | over 50 |
| example: | Maco Machinery Inc. E G and G Spencer Turbine Company |
| Connecticut energy expenditures per capita ranks over the national average! | |
Petroleum Statistics |
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| Daily consumption of motor gasoline in Connecticut: | 4.0 million gallons |
| Daily consumption of petroleum products in Connecticut: | 9.4 million gallons |
| Daily production of oil products in Connecticut: | 0 gallons |
| Connecticut's reliance on imported foreign oil: | 89 % |
| Gasoline prices in Connecticut are well above the national average! | |