[20060124]RS21030_ANWR开发：经济影响.pdf

1 This report benefitted from the petroleum geology and oil industry expertise of Terry Twyman,CRS Visiting Scholar in Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship in 2001.2 For broader information and analysis concerning ANWR, see CRS Issue Brief IB10136, ArcticNational Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21030Updated January 24, 2006ANWR Development: Economic ImpactsBernard A. GelbSpecialist in Industry EconomicsResources, Science, and Industry Division1SummaryThe 109th Congress may again decide whether to continue to protect the ecosystemon the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) or to open it to oiland gas drilling with good prospects of finding economically recoverable amounts ofoil. Less certain are the actual amounts of oil and gas to be found, the impacts ofdevelopment on world oil prices and on the U.S. economy, including employment although recent substantial increases in oil and gas prices tend to boost estimates ofeconomically recoverable oil.Tight world oil supplies, crude oil and petroleum product price increase