Total E&P Indonesie expects natural gas output at its Mahakam block in eastern Indonesia to decline slightly to 2.55 billion standard cubic feet a day this year from 2.57 bcf/d in 2008, President Director Elisabeth Proust told reporters Thursday.

The company expects production to fall further, and has set a target of 2.38 bcf/d for next year, Proust said.

Total Indonesie is the local unit of France's Total S.A. (TOT)

-By Deden Sudrajat, contributing to Dow Jones Newswires; 62 21 3983 1277; Reuben.Carder@dowjones.com