Alaska's
Resource Future...
Where are we going?
What's driving it?
Michael Baker Corporation
November 10, 2011
Alaska 2011:
What's
Happening?
YTD AVG
6.7% September 2011
thru Sept. 2011
Who's Up?
Oil & Gas 611 jobs
Mining 856 jobs
Health Care 1,667 jobs
*Thru Sept. 2011
Who's Down?
Federal Gov't 733 jobs
Local Gov't 533 jobs
(Local Education = 211)
Seafood Proc. 733 jobs
*Thru Sept. 2011
What's
Driving it Statewide?
Resource Development
Alaska's
Three - Legged
Stool
The outlook is not optimistic all projects are challenged by issues such as:
Everything Else
Oil, Gas & Mining
Government
- Permitting
- Litigation
- Critical Habitat
- Taxation
- Project Economics
- Commodity Prices
- Lack of Key Infrastructure
- Social Compacts
- Time
Total New Jobs in Oil & Gas and Mining
Looking
into the
FUTURE...
New Oil & Gas Jobs
Total New Investments
New Oil & Gas Investments
A cautionary tale...
- Alaska taxation MUST BE more competitive globally
- State & Federal permitting MUST BE improved to provide clear, consistent and timely permit decisions
- Significant change MUST BE made in litigation processes
- Alaska MUST adopt a more strategic approach to resource extraction & infrastructure development
- Alaskans MUST engage in clear dialog about the future of resource development
Steps to the Future
New Mining Jobs
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