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BUILDING AN INDUSTRY; BUILDING AN ECONOMY Mark Shrimpton Jacques Whitford Ltd.
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PRESENTATION STRUCTURE Introduction Economic Benefits from the Industry Sustainable Economic Development Conclusion
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada Studies: Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Husky Energy Memorial University
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS Annual mean,1999 – 2004 Real GDP up by 18.4% Personal Income up 5.9% Retail Sales up 5.1% Extra Housing Starts: 85 Total Employment up 12,500 (6.0% of All Employment) Unemployment Rate down 2.3% Population up 9000
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS Annual mean,1999 – 2004, and 2004 Real GDP up by 18.4% (24.3%) Personal Income up 5.9% (7.6%) Retail Sales up 5.1% (6.4%) Extra Housing Starts: 85 (119) Total Employment up 12,500 (17,300) (6.0% (8.0%) of All Employment) Unemployment Rate down 2.3% (3.1%) Population up 9000 (16,000)
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS: INFRASTRUCTURE Total Value: > $1.2 Billion Industrial Examples: Bull Arm construction site Marystown fabrication yard NEWDOCK sub-sea fabrication centre Newfoundland Transshipment Terminal Pipeyard, warehouse and operations centre Supply base and heliport
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS: INFRASTRUCTURE Memorial University of Newfoundland: Earth science research Cold ocean resources engineering Visualization laboratory Marine Institute: Centre for Marine Simulation Offshore safety and survival training College of the North Atlantic: Petroleum Training Centre Engineering Technology Centre
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OTHER ECONOMIC BENEFITS Oil Revenues Transportation and Communications Education, Training and R&D Economic Diversification Sustainable Economic Development
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SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT New Sector of Economy Export of Petroleum Industry Expertise, Goods and Services Sales of Expertise, Goods and Services in Other Industries Increased Entrepreneurship, Self- Confidence and Ambition
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CONCLUSION An Economic Development Success Story However, need for: Wider recognition of the range, scope and scale of benefits Wider recognition of diversification, transformation and sustainability Greater efforts to build the industry More federal activity in NL Strategic thinking re further economic development
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