We have a new report this morning that: "BP contributes $143 billion to the U.S. economy and supports nearly 220,000 jobs".  In that report, BP America's Chairman and President John Mingé (NGP Photo) writes of Alaska that, " We are spending heavily to continue developing the giant Prudhoe Bay field after selling interests in four other Alaska fields.  We also are working to advance the Alaska LNG project, which will help transport North Slope gas to global markets. Alaska voters supported these efforts by keeping in place a historic tax reform measure [...]