Būtingė (

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: ''Butendiekshof'' or ''Budendiekshof'') is a small village at the coast of the

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in the north of

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, at the border to

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. It belongs to

Palanga City Municipality Palanga City Municipality is a city municipality of Lithuania, located in the west of the country, near the Baltic sea. It includes Šventoji, Nemirseta, Būtingė and other settlements. It is located in Klaipėda County, which is no longer an ad ...

, and is situated north of the town Palanga. The village has long time belonged to Livonia, and is a part of Lithuania since 1921. The Būtingė oil terminal, a part of ORLEN Lietuva, has been in operation since 1999. The terminal is somewhat controversial because of fear of oil spills, which have occurred. Since July 2006 the Būtingė oil terminal is the only way for supplying ''ORLEN Lietuva'' (former ''Mažeikių Nafta'') with oil, because the Russian partner state controlled

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corporation has cut off the supply through the Druzhba pipeline from

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Villages in Klaipėda County Oil terminals Palanga City Municipality {{KlaipėdaCounty-geo-stub