President Abdel Fattah EL Sisi has met with Minister of Petroleum Sherif Ismail.
During the meeting, the president has given directives to the minister to increase the oil and gas production to meet the increasing home demand.
Spokesman Alaa Youssef said the president also gave directives to lure more investments into the oil and gas exploration fields.
The minister briefed the president on the amendments to the oil and gas exploration agreements signed from November 2013 to September 2014 as the cornerstone of increasing the output.