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WHAT DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA'S ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN MEANS TO MAINE
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Jobs that could be created from Coastal Plain development in Maine: |
3,400 Jobs |
| example: | ship construction, spill response, tanker and support
vessels GE plant in Bangor-production of turbines, etc. Maine Maritime Academy in Castine-educates AK shipping fleet environmental research, evaluation and monitoring projects |
| Number of direct petroleum industry Jobs in Maine: | 5,783 Jobs |
Economic Impact |
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| Dollars spent in Maine from Prudhoe Bay development: | $8.4 million |
| example: | Valdez Star constructed in East Booth Bay - $2.3 mil. Direct employment of Maine residents in AK shipping fleet out-of-state students of Maine Maritime Academy |
| Maine's energy expenditures per capita ranks well over the national average! | |
Petroleum Statistics |
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| Daily consumption of motor gasoline in Maine: | 1.9 million gallons |
| Daily consumption of petroleum products in Maine: | 5.6 million gallons |
| Daily production of petroleum products in Maine: | 0 gallons |
| Maine's reliance on imported foreign oil | 96% |
| Gasoline prices in Maine are well above the national average! | |