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DATE: MONDAY, July 2, 1990                   TAG: 9007020103
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: MOSCOW                                LENGTH: Short

LITHUANIA'S OIL REFINERY BACK IN BUSINESS

Lithuania's sole oil refinery was back in operation Sunday after the Kremlin eased its embargo on the Baltic republic.

Lidia Cheblakova, a duty officer, said the Mazhiekiai Refinery in northwestern Lithuania was receiving 25,000 tons of oil a day, compared to the normal, pre-embargo level of 45,000.

Soviet officials resumed pumping oil to Lithuania on Saturday, starting to fulfill its promise to lift the 10-week blockade in return for a moratorium on the republic's declaration of independence.

- Associated Press 


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