Muturi
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Muturi | |
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Village | |
  Muturi Location of the town in the Bird's Head Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 2°11′0″S 133°41′0″E / 2.18333°S 133.68333°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | West Papua |
| Regency | Teluk Bintuni |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WIT) |
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 18.3 metres (60 ft) 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]
