With the Shell Oil Company coming very close to drilling oil off the Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska is claiming a portion of the offshore oil drilling tax revenues which usually goes directly to the Federal Government. According to Senator Mark Begich, “We pushed very hard on this, we argued our point. We explained the impacts on coastal communities, what we have to do to prepare for oil and gas development – it doesn’t matter if it’s in state or federal waters.” This will be a line in the bill that encourages revenue sharing to create more wealth and oil jobs in Alaska.
Currently, according to the law as it stands, Alaska does not receive any of the money that comes in from offshore drilling in federal waters, but could potentially share in 37 percent of this revenue along with all other states along federal coastal areas.
The new bill was also not entirely supported by Begich, as well as Senator Lisa Murkowski, as a few key elements will hurt the interests of Alaska. One of these is the introduction of a greenhouse gasses cap. This will force large factories and power plants which emit greenhouse gasses to buy carbon allowances to offset the emissions.
The new bill, once passed and agreed upon will help to increase the revenue of Alaska and it will also provide more oil and gas jobs in Alaska with the Trans Alaska Pipeline getting a huge boost. This bill will increase the number of jobs in Alaska in not only the oil and gas field, but in other job sectors as well.
Alaska is a beautiful place and with the large number of oil and gas jobs already available, there are great jobs that you can get onshore working on the pipeline as well as offshore on oil rigs in the Bering Sea. Most of these jobs are high paying because of the dangerous nature of the work and you will also find other great paying Alaska jobs if you are interested in travel and adventure. Fishing jobs on the Bering Sea for crabs and salmon are also high paying and will allow you to work seasonally.
Adventure tour jobs are plentiful with tour guide jobs, game fishing guide jobs, and park ranger jobs always available in the many Alaskan nature reserves and game parks. To get more information about these jobs and to find which ones you prefer for your working vacation in Alaska, you can become a member of Alaska Job Finder. You will learn about the education you need for certain jobs, where to get the best employment, and what each job requires of you.
To get details on the most current job openings you will have to become a member and check the job board on a regular basis. This will give you access to apply for exciting fishing jobs, high paying oil and gas jobs, as well as tourism jobs in Alaska.
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