Muturi | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Bird's Head Peninsula |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the town in the Bird's Head Peninsula |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | West Papua |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | Teluk Bintuni |
Timezone: | WIT |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Coordinates: | -2.1833°N 133.6833°W |
Muturi is a village (kampung) in Bintuni Bay Regency, West Papua, Indonesia. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula.[1] The Muturi River flows through the vicinity.
There are significant oil reserves in the area and Muturi is subject to drilling from ARCO and BG.[2] There is a deep-water oil terminal at Muturi, roughly three miles from the entrance to the Muturi River. It has a long T-shaped pier which can serve vessels up to 30,000 tonnes.[3] In 2017 a Missile Detachment was established at Muturi with the objective of protecting state assets to conduct oil and gas mining operations in the area.[4]
Despite the existence of oil reserves, access to clean water has long been a problem in Muturi. Attempts to build wells in the area were a failure. In 2017 the 98th Manunggal Army launched a community plan to build a small water reservoir, planted underground, which can be used by the local church and school.[5]