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WHAT DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA'S ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN MEANS TO VIRGINIA
Jobs |
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Jobs that could be created from Coastal Plain development in Virginia: |
19,000 Jobs |
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examples: |
engineering, environmental and legal services
telecommunication and computer equipment and services manufacturing of oil field and facility equipment & supplies |
| Number of petroleum industry Jobs in Virginia: | 28,013 Jobs |
Economic Impact |
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| Dollars spent in Virginia from Prudhoe Bay development since 1980: | $ 5.6 million |
| Virginia vendors doing business in AK oil fields: | over 75 |
| example: | Pace Applied Technology Inc. AG of N America Landmark Systems Corp. |
Petroleum Statistics |
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| Daily consumption of motor gasoline in Virginia: | 9.9 million gallons |
| Daily consumption of petroleum products in Virginia: | 32.6 million gallons |
| Daily production of oil products in Virginia: | 2,000 gallons |
| Virginia's reliance on imported foreign oil: | 53 % |
| Gasoline prices in Virginia are above the national average! |