Event Details
January 01, 2012
Description
Closure of the Hovensa oil refinery.
Participants (1)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSA | organization | 1098 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018825.jpg
This document, page 15 of an area analysis report identified by 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018825', examines tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands from 2005 to 2014. It includes a chart showing trends in cruise passenger arrivals and visitor expenditures. The text notes that while tourism saw modest growth in 2014, the overall downturn in the territory's GDP was likely influenced by external factors, such as the 2012 closure of the Hovensa oil refinery on St. Croix.
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