BUTINGE - After nearly a decade of planning and construction, Lithuania's Butinge oil terminal managed to load its first tanker with Russian crude oil July 22 for a customer in Britain.Although the terminal will be operating at half capacity until the fall, the opening was greeted with near euphoria by the country's leaders. Not even a protest by environmental activists from Latvia, who delayed the official opening by several hours by chaining themselves to the terminal, could dampen spirits. "The Butinge terminal will improve our country's economic well-being and allow fair competition wit...
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