1-2 tons of oil leak from Lithuania s Butinge terminal, move towards Latvia 2020-12-28 LETA/BNS/TBT Staff
VILNIUS/RIGA – An oil leak has been reported on Monday at Lithuania s Butinge Terminal owned by Polish-capital oil import and processing company Orlen Lietuva (Orlen Lithania). The fact has been confirmed to BNS by the commander of Lithuania s Maritime Rescue Coordination Center.
Environment Minister Simonas Gentvilas says the oil stain is moving into the open sea towards Latvia, which has also been confirmed to BNS by a representative of the Environmental Protection Department.
According to Gentvilas, the stain now covers an approximate a.