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WHAT DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA'S ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN MEANS TO MASSACHUSETTS
Jobs |
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Jobs that could be created from Coastal Plain development in Massachusetts : |
20,000 Jobs |
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examples: |
manufactured oil field equipment, and supplies engineering, research and computer services electronic, computer & communication equipment |
| Number of petroleum industry Jobs in Massachusetts: | 19,465 Jobs |
Economic Impact |
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| Dollars spent in Massachusetts from Prudhoe Bay development since 1980: | $70.1 million |
| Massachusetts vendors doing business in AK oil fields: | over 150 |
| example: |
Automatix Inc. |
Petroleum Statistics |
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| Daily consumption of motor gasoline in Massachusetts 6.7 million gallons | 7.5 million gallons |
| Daily consumption of petroleum products in Massachusetts: | 16.0 million gallons |
| Daily production of oil products in Massachusetts: | 0 gallons |
| Massachusetts's reliance on imported foreign oil: | 89 % |
| Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are well above the national average! | |