Būtingė oil terminal

[1] Būtingė has been in operation since July 1999,[2] and is the first major petroleum project that Lithuania implemented after it attained independence in 1990.

[3][4] The oil terminal is situated in the municipality of Palanga, on the coast of the Baltic Sea, close to the border with Latvia.

[2][12] In spite of the cutting off of the supply pipeline by Russia and adverse weather conditions, it is reported that the terminal handled unloading of 9 million tons of crude oil during 2010, a 7% rise over the 2009 figures.

An offshore submarine pipeline measuring 3 feet (0.91 m) in diameter and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) in length connects to the shore facilities.

Pumps load crude oil to tankers and transport the same over a distance of 91.5 kilometres (56.9 mi) to the refinery of ORLEN Lietuva near Mažeikiai.