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WHAT DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA'S ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN MEANS TO RHODE ISLAND
Jobs |
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Jobs that could be created from Coastal Plain development in Rhode Island: |
3,000 jobs |
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examples: |
communications equipment systems and service facility tools, supplies and equipment |
| Number of petroleum industry jobs in Rhode Island: | 2,927 jobs |
Economic Impact |
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| Dollars spent in Rhode Island from Prudhoe Bay development since 1980: | $ 7 million |
| Rhode Island vendors doing business in AK oil fields: | over 15 |
| example: | Avanti Communications Corp. Gulton KMC Technology |
| Rhode Island energy expenditures per capita ranks over or over the national average! | |
Petroleum Statistics |
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| Daily consumption of motor gasoline in Rhode Island: | 1.1 million gallons |
| Daily consumption of petroleum products in Rhode Island: | 2.2 million gallons |
| Daily production of oil products in Rhode Island: | 0 gallons |
| Rhode Island's reliance on imported foreign oil | 91 % |
| Gasoline prices in state are well above the national average! | |