10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission file number 1-32167

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	76-0274813
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4600 Post Oak Place Suite 300 Houston, Texas	77027
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(713) 623-0801

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No   ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes  ¨    No   x.

As of October 31, 2014, there were outstanding 57,740,881 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of the registrant.

VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	3
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity Nine months ended September 30, 2014	5
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows Nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	6
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	13
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	19
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	20
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION	21
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS	21
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS	21

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars, except number of shares and par value amounts)

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalent	$	133,498		$	130,529
Restricted cash		12,301			12,366
Receivables:
Trade		6,026			16,972
Accounts with partners, net of allowance of $7.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013		2,969			307
Other, net of allowance of $1.8 million at September 30, 2014, and zero allowance at December 31, 2013		5,404			4,435
Crude oil inventory		1,464			352
Materials and supplies		1,665			164
Prepayments and others		5,884			2,339
Total current assets		169,211			167,464
Property and equipment - successful efforts method
Wells, platforms and other production facilities		218,390			215,701
Undeveloped acreage		22,133			23,705
Work in progress		127,775			64,489
Equipment and other		8,349			6,831
		376,647			310,726
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(187,037	)		(172,202	)
Net property and equipment		189,610			138,524
Other assets:
Restricted cash		830			830
Deferred tax assets		1,349			1,349
Deferred finance charge		1,856			-
Total Assets	$	362,856		$	308,167
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and other liabilities	$	50,666		$	42,561
Accounts with partners		5,429			3,268
Total current liabilities		56,095			45,829
Asset retirement obligations		13,659			11,464
Long term debt		15,000			-
Total Liabilities	$	84,754		$	57,293
Commitments and Contingencies (note 4)
Owners' Equity
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 100,000,000 authorized shares, 65,154,195 and 64,012,914 shares issued with 7,393,714 and 7,162,573 shares in treasury at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		6,515			6,408
Additional paid-in capital		63,656			55,455
Retained earnings		245,230			224,442
Less treasury stock, at cost		(37,299	)		(35,431	)
Total Equity		278,102			250,874
Total Liabilities and Owners' Equity	$	362,856		$	308,167

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenues:
Oil and gas sales	$	24,486		$	37,740		$	104,659		$	110,995
Operating costs and expenses
Production expense		7,145			12,576			21,643			27,975
Exploration expense		598			11,070			15,213			21,456
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		4,289			3,954			15,444			11,011
General and administrative expense		3,967			1,893			10,689			7,995
Bad debt expense and other expense		1,800			143			1,800			1,284
Total operating cost and expenses		17,799			29,636			64,789			69,721
Operating income		6,687			8,104			39,870			41,274
Other income (expenses):
Interest income		19			16			65			57
Other, net		164			(72	)		(250	)		(168	)
Total other income (expenses)		183			(56	)		(185	)		(111	)
Income before income taxes		6,870			8,048			39,685			41,163
Income tax expense		(3,761	)		(5,662	)		(18,897	)		(24,467	)
Net income		3,109			2,386			20,788			16,696
Earnings per share - basic:
Basic net income per share attributable to VAALCO Energy, Inc. common shareholders	$	0.05		$	0.04		$	0.36		$	0.29
Earnings per share - diluted:
Diluted net income per share attributable to VAALCO Energy, Inc. common shareholders	$	0.05		$	0.04		$	0.36		$	0.29
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		57,304			56,601			57,040			57,465
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		57,868			57,116			57,575			58,200

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars)

	VAALCO ENERGY, Inc. Shareholders
	Common		Additional Paid-In		Retained		Treasury
	Stock		Capital		Earnings		Stock			Total
Balance at January 1, 2014	$	6,408	$	55,455	$	224,442	$	(35,431	)	$	250,874
Proceeds from stock issuance		107		5,503							5,610
Purchase of treasury stock								(1,868	)		(1,868	)
Stock based compensation				2,698				-			2,698
Net income						20,788					20,788
Ending balance at September 30, 2014		6,512		63,656		245,230		(37,299	)		278,102

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars)

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	20,788		$	16,696
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash     used in operating activities
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		15,444			11,011
Amortization of debt issuance costs		97			-
Unrealized foreign exchange loss		22			22
Dry hole costs and impairment loss on unproved leasehold		13,273			20,190
Stock based compensation		2,698			2,600
Bad debt expense		1,800			1,284
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables		10,945			7,475
Accounts with partners		(500	)		(15,246	)
Other receivables		(2,315	)		(5,967	)
Crude oil inventory		(1,308	)		(1,793	)
Materials and supplies		(1,501	)		113
Prepayment and other		(3,547	)		(1,756	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		(1,142	)		2,176
Net cash provided by operating activities		54,754			36,805
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash		65			(879	)
Property and equipment expenditures		(68,104	)		(56,138	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(68,039	)		(57,017	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock		5,076			557
Debt issuance costs		(1,954	)		-
Borrowings		15,000			-
Purchase of treasury shares		(1,868	)		(10,680	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		16,254			(10,123	)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		2,969			(30,335	)
Cash and Cash Equivalent at Beginning of Period		130,529			130,800
Cash and Cash Equivalent at End of Period	$	133,498		$	100,465
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid	$	21,484		$	28,157
Receivable from employees for stock option exercises	$	534		$	177
Investment in property and equipment not paid	$	22,747		$	13,254

 See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.       UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The condensed consolidated financial statements of VAALCO Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “VAALCO” or the “Company”), included herein are unaudited, but include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals which the Company deems necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim period. Such results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which also contains a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. These policies were also followed in preparing the quarterly report included herein. The Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas exploration and development costs.

VAALCO Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a Houston-based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. VAALCO owns producing properties and conducts exploration activities as operator of consortiums internationally in Gabon and Angola and has conducted exploration activities as a non-operator in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. Domestically, the Company has interests in Texas, Montana, Alabama, and the Louisiana Gulf Coast area.

VAALCO’s international subsidiaries are VAALCO Gabon (Etame), Inc., VAALCO Production (Gabon), Inc., VAALCO Angola (Kwanza), Inc., VAALCO UK (North Sea), Ltd., VAALCO International, Inc., VAALCO Energy (EG), Inc. and VAALCO Energy Mauritius (EG) Limited. VAALCO Energy (USA), Inc. holds interests in properties located in the United States.

Accounting Policy- Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The new standard converged guidance on recognizing revenues in contracts with customers under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and International Financial Reporting Standards. This ASU is intended to improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and quarterly reporting periods of public entities beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application for public entities is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of ASU 2014-09 and assessing the impact, if any, it may have on our financial position and results of operations.

Allowance for Bad Debt

On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable balances to confirm collectability. When collectability is in doubt, the Company records an allowance against the accounts receivable balances with a corresponding charge to net income as bad debt expense. The Company’s accounts receivable balances are with its joint venture partners, purchasers of its oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, and with the government of Gabon for reimbursements of Value-Added Tax (“VAT”) paid by the Company. Collection efforts, including remedies provided for in the contracts, are pursued to collect overdue amounts owed to the Company.

In the third quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a bad debt allowance of $1.8 million pertaining to VAT amounts owing for more than twelve months from the government of Gabon.

2.       EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated using the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS assumes the exercise of all stock options, restricted and unrestricted shares having exercise prices less than the average market price of the common stock using the treasury stock method.

Diluted shares consist of the following:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		57,304,763		56,600,866		57,040,166		57,464,763
Dilutive shares		563,540		514,748		535,139		735,445
Total diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		57,867,303		57,115,614		57,575,305		58,200,208

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Options to purchase 1,203,324 and 2,364,392 share were excluded in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, because they would have been anti-dilutive.  Options to purchase 3,204,865 and 2,134,300 shares were excluded in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, because they would have been anti-dilutive.

3.       STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock options are granted under the Company’s long-term incentive plan and have an exercise price that may not be less than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. In general, stock options granted to employees will become exercisable over a period determined by the Compensation Committee, which in the past has been a five year life. A portion of the stock options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 vested immediately with the remainder vesting over a two year period. In addition, stock options will become exercisable upon a change in control, unless provided otherwise by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. At September 30, 2014, there were 4,537,715 shares subject to options authorized but not granted.

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized non-cash expense of $0.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively, related to stock based compensation. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized non-cash expense of $0.4 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to stock based compensation. These amounts were recorded as general and administrative expense. Because the Company does not pay significant United States federal income taxes, no amounts were recorded for tax benefits.

A summary of the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is provided below:

	Number of Shares Underlying Options (in thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at the beginning of period		4,927		$	6.95		2.85	$	2.81
Granted		1,118		$	7.05		4.43
Exercised		(1,110	)	$	5.06		0.95
Forfeited		(33	)	$	8.43		2.55
Outstanding at the end of period		4,902		$	7.40		2.89	$	2.31
Vested and expected to vest - end of period		4,853		$	7.40		2.89	$	2.29

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.

Shares of restricted stock are granted under the Company’s long-term incentive plan using the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. In general, restricted stocks granted to employees will vest over a period determined by the Compensation Committee which is generally a three year period, with the initial one-third vesting on the first grant date anniversary.

No restricted stocks were granted in the three months ended September 30, 2014. A summary of the restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is provided below:

	Restricted Stock			Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding at the beginning of period		100,000		$	5.89
Granted		99,468		$	6.98
Vested		(31,600	)	$	6.98
Forfeited		-		$	-
Outstanding at the end of period		167,868		$	6.32

As of September 30, 2014, unrecognized compensation costs totaled $3.3 million. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

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4.       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Gabon

As part of securing the second ten year production license with the government of Gabon for the Etame Marin block, the Company agreed to a cash funding arrangement for the eventual abandonment of the offshore wells, platforms and facilities. The agreement provides for annual funding beginning with the calendar year 2012 and continuing over the remaining life of the production license. Amounts paid will be reimbursed through the cost account and are non-refundable to the Company. The initial funding took place in October 2014 for calendar years 2012 and 2013 totaling $2.4 million net to the Company. The funding for calendar year 2014 is expected to be paid in the fourth quarter of 2014 in the amount of $1.2 million net to the Company.  As in prior periods, the obligation for abandonment of the Gabon offshore facilities is included in the asset retirement obligation shown on the Company’s balance sheet.

The sixth exploration license for the Etame Marin block expired on July 7, 2014.  In the second quarter of 2014, and prior to the deadline, the Company submitted a proposal for a seventh exploration license and is in negotiations with the Republic of Gabon to obtain the extension.  As the Company would not be able to drill the remaining leasehold by the expiration of the exploration license, and due to the uncertainty of obtaining the exploration license, the balance of undeveloped leasehold costs of $0.8 million was recorded as exploration expense in the second quarter of 2014.

Angola

The Company is the operator of Block 5, offshore Angola, a 1.4 million acre property. The Company’s working interest is 40%. Additionally, the Company is required to carry the Angolan national oil company, Sonangol P&P, for 10% of the work program. The Company had a two well exploration commitment per the terms of the primary exploration period.  Due to the uncertainty that the primary term of the exploration license would be extended by the Republic of Angola before the November 30, 2014 expiration date, in October 2014, the Company entered into the Subsequent Exploration Phase (“SEP”), together with its working interest partner, Sonangol P&P, as provided for in the Production Sharing Agreement signed in 2006 with the Republic of Angola. The SEP extends the exploration period for an additional three year period such that the new expiry date for exploration activities is November 30, 2017. Entering into the SEP requires the Company and its partner to acquire 3D seismic covering six hundred square kilometers and to drill two additional exploration wells.

By entering the SEP, the Companyis now required to drill a total of four exploration wells during the exploration extension period.  The four well obligations include the two well commitments under the primary exploration period that carries over to the SEP period.  A $10.0 million dollar assessment ($5.0 million dollars net to VAALCO) applies to each of the four commitment exploration wells, if any, that remain undrilled at the end of the exploration period in November 2017. Restricted cash of $10.0 million for the two new commitment wells will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The Company has already satisfied the seismic obligation of the SEP with the purchase of 3D seismic in the outboard segment of the block which is currently being processedand will continue into 2015.

A drilling rig contract was signed in July 2014 for a semi-submersible rig to drill the exploration well on the Kindele prospect, a post-salt objective. The well is expected to begin drilling in December 2014. Drilling this well will satisfy one of the four exploration well obligations and release $5.0 million of the $10.0 million recorded as restricted cash at September 30, 2014 by the Company.

Asset Retirement Obligation

The Company is carrying $13.7 million of asset retirement obligation as of September 30, 2014, representing the present value of our future obligations for the future abandonment costs of tangible assets such as platforms, well, pipelines and other facilities.

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A summary of the recording of the estimated fair value of the Company’s asset retirement obligations is presented as follows:

	2014
Balance at January 1,	$	11,463
Accretion Expense		414
Additions		2,143
Settlements		(361	)
Balance at September 30,	$	13,659

In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company increased the asset retirement obligation to recognize the abandonment liability for two new platforms installed in the third quarter of 2014, in offshore Gabon.

5.       CAPITALIZATION OF EXPLORATORY WELL COSTS

ASC Topic 932—Extractive Industries provides that the cost of an exploratory well shall be capitalized as part of the entity’s uncompleted wells pending the determination of whether the well has found proved reserves. Further, an exploration well that discovers oil and gas reserves, but those reserves cannot be classified as proved when drilling is completed, shall be capitalized if the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the entity is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If either condition is not met, the exploration well that is not brought on to production would be assumed to be impaired and its costs would be charged to expense.

Offshore Gabon: In the second and third quarters of 2010, the Company drilled an exploratory well in the Southeast Etame field. A fixed leg platform for developing the Southeast Etame discovery area was constructed and, in the third quarter of 2014, installed.  A drilling rig has been contracted to drill a development well in the Southeast Etame field. The Company has capitalized $7.8 million for the discovery well in accordance with the criteria contained in the ASC Topic 932.

Onshore Gabon:  In the third and fourth quarters of 2012, the Company drilled an exploratory well (N’Gongui No. 2) in the Mutamba Iroru block onshore Gabon. The Company is currently finalizing a revised production sharing contract (“PSC”) with the government of Gabon to allow for development of the discovery. The term sheet, which specifies financial and other obligations to be included in the PSC, was agreed to and signed by the Company, its joint venture partner, and the Gabon government on July 31, 2014.  After the PSC is finalized and approved, an application for a development area is expected to be issued. At that point, a plan of development will be submitted to the Republic of Gabon. However, the Company can provide no assurances that such a request will be granted. The Company has capitalized $8.9 million for the discovery well in accordance with the criteria contained in ASC Topic 932.  

6.        DEBT

In January 2014, the Company executed a loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) for a $65.0 million revolving credit facility, which is secured by the assets of the Company’s Gabon subsidiary. Borrowings under the credit facility totaled $15.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and are due in full upon maturity in January 2019, at which point it can be extended or converted to a term loan. The borrowings approximate fair value as the interest approximates current market rates for similar instruments. The Company is required to comply with certain covenants including maintaining debt to equity ratio of no greater than 60:40, and the ratio of net debt at the end of the quarter, to EBITDAX less than 3. The Company is in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2014.  

7.       CAPITALIZATION OF INTEREST

Under the terms of the IFC loan executed in 2014, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee on the undrawn component of the credit facility.

The Company capitalizes interest costs and commitment fees on expenditures made in connection with exploration and development projects that are not subject to current depletion. Interest and commitment fees are capitalized only for the period that activities are in progress to bring these projects to their intended use. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred interest expense of $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in connection with the IFC credit facility. All interest expense was capitalized.

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8.       SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operations are based in Gabon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and the United States. Management reviews and evaluates the operation of each geographic segment separately. The operations of all segments include exploration for and production of hydrocarbons where commercial reserves have been found and developed. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as in Note 1.  Revenues are based on the location of hydrocarbon production. The Company evaluates each segment based on income (loss) from operations.

Segment activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

												Corporate
	Gabon		Angola			Equatorial Guinea			USA			and Other			Total
Three Months Ended September 30,
2014
Revenues	$	24,132	$	-		$	-		$	354					$	24,486
Income (loss) from operations		10,326		(1,319	)		(254	)		(100	)		(1,966	)		6,687
2013
Revenues	$	37,253	$	-		$	-		$	487		$	-		$	37,740
Income (loss) from operations		14,156		(538	)		(149	)		(4,754	)		(611	)		8,104

												Corporate
	Gabon		Angola			Equatorial Guinea			USA			and Other			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2014
Revenues	$	103,507	$	-		$	-		$	1,152		$	-		$	104,659
Income (loss) from operations		49,239		(3,165	)		(591	)		(33	)		(5,580	)		39,870
2013
Revenues	$	109,482	$	-		$	-		$	1,513		$	-		$	110,995
Income (loss) from operations		59,871		(2,120	)		(604	)		(11,782	)		(4,091	)		41,274

									Corporate
Total Assets	Gabon		Angola		Equatorial Guinea		USA		and Other		Total
As of September 30, 2014	$	302,356	$	15,066	$	10,223	$	9,497	$	25,714	$	362,856
As of December 31, 2013		256,033		12,204		10,059		9,660		20,211		308,167

9.       SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Gabon

In October 2014, the Company shut-in production from the Ebouri 2-H well due to a pressure communication issue.  The Company is performing diagnostic work to determine the cause and the resolution of the issue. The well was producing approximately 2,500 BOPD on a gross basis (700 BOPD net to the Company).

In October 2014, the Company received a provisional audit report related to our Etame Marin block operations from the Gabon Taxation Department as part of a special industry-wide audit of business practices and financial transactions in the Republic of Gabon.  With limited information pertaining to the report, the Company currently cannot reasonably estimate a range of potential loss, if any, as a result of the audits.  While the ultimate outcome of the claim and impact on VAALCO cannot be predicted, management believes that the claims are unfounded.  In November 2014, the Company responded to the Gabon Taxation Department requesting joint meetings to advance the resolution of this matter.

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Angola

In October 2014, the Company entered into the Subsequent Exploration Phase (“SEP”) together with its working interest partner, Sonangol P&P, as provided for in the Production Sharing Agreement signed in 2006 with the Republic of Angola. The Company entered into the SEP due to uncertainty that the primary term of the exploration license would be extended by the Republic of Angola before the November 30, 2014 expiration date. The SEP requires the Company and its partner to acquire 3D seismic covering six hundred square kilometers and to drill two additional exploration wells.  

By entering into the SEP, the Company is now required to drill a total of four exploration wells during the exploration extension period.  The four well obligations include the two well commitments under the primary exploration period that carries over to the SEP period.  A $10.0 million dollar assessment ($5.0 million dollars net to VAALCO) applies to each of the four commitment exploration wells, if any, that remain undrilled at the end of the exploration period in November, 2017. Restricted cash of $10.0 million for the two new commitment wells will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The Company has already satisfied the seismic obligation with the purchase of 3D seismic in the outboard segment of the block which is currently being processed and will continue into 2015.

A drilling rig contract was signed in July 2014 for a semi-submersible rig to drill the exploration well on the Kindele prospect, a post-salt objective. The well is expected to begin drilling in December 2014. Drilling this well will satisfy one of the four exploration well obligations and release $5.0 million of the $10.0 million recorded as restricted cash at September 30, 2014 by the Company.

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ITEM 2.          MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by those laws. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the Company’s operations. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Report that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future, including without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial position, capitalization of exploration and interest expense, future operating performance and results, reserve quantities and net present values, future commodity prices, business strategy, derivatives activities, the amount and nature of future capital expenditures, plans and objectives of the Company’s management for future operations are forward-looking statements. When the Company uses words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “likely,” “plan,” “probably” or similar expressions, the Company is making forward-looking statements. Many risks and uncertainties that could affect the Company’s future results and could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the volatility of oil and natural gas prices; the uncertainty of estimates of oil and natural gas reserves; the impact of competition; the availability and cost of seismic, drilling and other equipment; operating hazards inherent in the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas; difficulties encountered during the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas; difficulties encountered in delivering oil to commercial markets; discovery, acquisition, development and replacement of oil and gas reserves; timing and amount of future production of oil and gas; hedging decisions, including whether or not to enter into derivative financial instruments; our ability to effectively integrate companies and properties that we acquire; general economic conditions, including any future economic downturn, disruption in financial markets and the availability of credit; changes in customer demand and producers’ supply; future capital requirements and the Company’s ability to attract capital; currency exchange rates; actions by the governments and events occurring in the countries in which we operate; actions by our venture partners; compliance with, or the effect of changes in, governmental regulations regarding the Company’s exploration and production, including those related to climate change; actions of operators of the Company’s oil and gas properties; weather conditions; and statements set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of these assumptions and therefore also the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions, could themselves prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements which are included in this Report, the Company’s inclusion of this information is not a representation by the Company or any other person that the Company’s objectives and plans will be achieved.

The Company’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and the Company will not update these forward-looking statements unless the securities laws require the Company to do so. The Company’s forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, any forward-looking events discussed in this Report may not occur.

INTRODUCTION

VAALCO owns producing properties and conducts exploration activities as an operator in Gabon, West Africa, conducts exploration activities as an operator in Angola, West Africa, and conducts exploration activities as a non-operator in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa.  VAALCO is the operator of unconventional resource properties in the United States located in Texas and Montana. The Company also owns minor interests in conventional production activities as a non-operator in the United States.

A significant component of the Company’s results of operations is dependent upon the difference between prices received for its offshore Gabon oil production and the costs to find and produce such oil. Oil (and natural gas) prices have been and are expected in the future to be volatile and subject to fluctuations based on a number of factors beyond the control of the Company. Similarly, the costs to find and produce oil and natural gas are largely not within the control of the Company, particularly in regard to the cost of leasing drilling rigs to drill and maintain offshore wells.

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Offshore Gabon

A key focus of the Company is to maintain oil production from the Etame Marin block, located offshore Gabon, at optimal levels. The Company operates the Etame, Avouma, South Tchibala and Ebouri fields on behalf of a consortium of five companies. Three subsea wells, plus production from two platforms, are tied back by pipelines to deliver oil and associated gas through a riser system to allow for delivery, processing, storage and ultimately offloading the oil from a leased Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (“FPSO”) anchored to the seabed on the block. With the FPSO limitations of approximately 25,000 BOPD and 30,000 barrels of total fluids per day, the challenge is to optimize production on both a near and long-term basis subject to investment and operational agreements between the Company and the consortium.

As part of the near-term optimization, drilling and workover campaigns are developed and executed to drill new wells,  replace maturing wells, develop bypassed oil and perform workovers to replace electrical submersible pumps (“ESP’s”)  in existing wells. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company drilled an unsuccessful exploratory well offshore Gabon and performed a workover to replace the ESP’s on a well in the Avouma field. In April 2014, the Company commenced drilling a development well in the South Tchibala field to replace a well with damaged casing. The well was successfully brought on production in May 2014.

Long-term optimization progress continues to be made by the Company and its partners with the successful installation of the two additional offshore production platforms, which were installed in September 2014. The two production platforms are part of the future development plans for the Etame Marin block. One platform is located in the Etame field and the second platform is located between the Southeast Etame and North Tchibala fields. The Company drilled a successful exploration well in the Southeast Etame area in 2010 which will be developed from the second platform. The Company has contracted a drilling rig to commence, at a minimum, a six development well drilling program, which moved onto location and began drilling the first well in October 2014.

The total estimated cost to build and install the platforms is $336.0 million ($102.0 million net to the Company). The cost of the wells is not included in the platform costs.  

In July 2012, the Company discovered the presence of hydrogen sulfide (“H₂S”) from two of the three producing wells in the Ebouri field. The wells were shut-in for safety reasons resulting in a decrease of approximately 2,000 BOPD on a gross basis or approximately 10% of the gross daily production from the Etame Marin block. In addition, field testing conducted in July 2014, confirmed the presence of  H₂S in the Etame 5-H well, and the well has been shut-in. Analysis and options for re-establishing production from the impacted areas continued through the third quarter of 2014.  To re-establish and maximize production from the impacted areas, additional capital investment will be required, including a new centralized platform processing facility capable of removing H₂S from Etame Marin block production, recompletion of the temporarily abandoned wells, and potentially, additional new wells. The Company and its partners have entered the next phase that includes front-end engineering design and cost projections.  Final investment decision is expected in the first quarter of 2015 with a goal of re-establishing production from the area impacted by H2S in the first half of 2017. In October 2014, the Company shut-in production from the Ebouri 2-H well due to pressure communication issue.  The Company is performing diagnostic work to determine the cause and the resolution of the issue. The well was producing approximately 2,500 BOPD on a gross basis (700 BOPD net to the Company).

The sixth exploration license for the Etame Marin block expired on July 7, 2014.  In the second quarter of 2014, and prior to the deadline, the Company submitted a proposal for a seventh exploration license and is in negotiations with the Republic of Gabon to obtain the extension.  As the Company would not be able to drill the remaining leasehold by the expiration of the exploration license, and due to the uncertainty of obtaining the exploration license, the balance of undeveloped leasehold costs of $0.8 million was recorded as exploration expense in the second quarter of 2014.      

Onshore Gabon

The Company operates the Mutamba Iroru block located onshore Gabon. The Company has a 50% working interest in the block (41% net working interest assuming the Republic of Gabon exercises its back-in rights).  The N’Gongui discovery well was drilled in 2012 and the Company is currently finalizing a revised production sharing contract (“PSC”) with the government of Gabon. The term sheet, which specifies financial and other obligations to be included in the PSC, was agreed to and signed by the Company, its joint venture partner, and the Government of Gabon on July 31, 2014. After the PSC is finalized and approved, an application for a development area is expected to be issued. At that point, a plan of development will be submitted to the Republic of Gabon. However, the Company can provide no assurances that such a request will be granted.   Development of the onshore block is expected to capitalize on synergies such as office space, warehouse and open yard space and experienced personnel from our operating base in Port Gentil, Gabon.

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Angola

The Company is the operator of Block 5, offshore Angola, a 1.4 million acre property. The Company’s working interest is 40%. Additionally, the Company is required to carry the Angolan national oil company, Sonangol P&P, for 10% of the work program. The Company had a two well exploration commitment per the terms of the primary exploration period. Due to the uncertainty that the primary term of the exploration license would be extended by the Republic of Angola before the November 30, 2014 expiration date, in October 2014, the Company entered into the Subsequent Exploration Phase (“SEP”), together with its working interest partner, Sonangol P&P, as provided for in the Production Sharing Agreement signed in 2006 with the Republic of Angola. The SEP extends the exploration period for an additional three year period such that the new expiry date for exploration activities is November 30, 2017. Entering the SEP requires the Company and its partner to acquire 3D seismic covering six hundred square kilometers and to drill two additional exploration wells.

By entering into the SEP, the Company is now required to drill a total of four exploration wells during the exploration extension period.  The four well obligations include the two well commitments under the primary exploration period that carries over to the SEP period. A $10.0 million dollar assessment ($5.0 million dollars net to VAALCO) applies to each of the four commitment exploration wells, if any, that remain undrilled at the end of the exploration period in November 2017. Restricted cash of $10.0 million for the two new commitment wells will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The Company has already satisfied the seismic obligation of the SEP with the purchase of 3D seismic in the outboard segment of the block which is currently being processed and will continue into 2015.

A drilling rig contract was signed in July 2014 for a semi-submersible rig to drill the exploration well on the Kindele prospect, a post-salt objective. The well is expected to begin drilling in December, 2014. Drilling this well will satisfy one of the four exploration well obligations and release $5.0 million of the $10.0 million recorded as restricted cash at September 30, 2014 by the Company.

Offshore Equatorial Guinea

The Company has a 31% working interest in Block P, offshore Equatorial Guinea. Prior to the Company’s acquisition in the block, two oil discoveries had been made on the block, and there is exploration potential on other areas of the block. The Company continues to work with GEPetrol, the block operator, on a joint operatorship model and with the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy regarding timing and budgeting for development and exploration activities.

Domestic

The Company operates two producing wells in the Granite Wash formation in Texas and has a leasehold position in Montana. The Company is not expecting to focus on further domestic activities or property acquisitions in the near term. The Company also owns minor interests in conventional production activities as a non-operator in the United States.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $54.8 million, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $36.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in cash from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to an increase in net income by $4.1 million, a positive variance of $15.6 million related to changes in operating assets and liabilities partially offset by a negative variance in non-cash adjustments of $1.8 million.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September, 30, 2014 was $68.0 million, compared to net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 of $57.0 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company paid $68.1 million for capital expenditures, primarily related to the construction and installation of the two platforms offshore Gabon. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 the Company paid $56.1 million for capital expenditures, and added $0.9 million to its restricted cash balance in Gabon.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net cash from financing activities was $16.3 million consisting of $15.0 million of borrowings offset by $1.9 million of debt issuance cost related to the $65.0 million credit facility from the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”). In addition, the Company received proceeds from the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options of $3.2 million net of treasury shares.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net cash used in financing activities was $10.1 million consisting of treasury stock purchases of $10.7 million, partially offset by the receipt of $0.6 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options.

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Capital Expenditures

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred $65.9 million of net property and equipment additions, primarily associated with the construction and installation of two new platforms offshore Gabon, which total $59.1 million. Additionally, the Company spent $5.8 million related to the drilling of a replacement development well in South Tchibala field, offshore Gabon.  During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company anticipates its share of capital expenditures will be approximately $25.3 million, primarily associated with the drilling of the Etame 8-H and 9-H wells from the Etame platform offshore Gabon and the spudding of the Kindele well offshore Angola.

Oil and Gas Exploration Costs

The Company uses the “successful efforts” method of accounting for its oil and gas exploration and development costs. All expenditures related to exploration, with the exception of costs of drilling exploratory wells, are charged as an expense when incurred. The costs of exploratory wells are capitalized pending determination of whether commercially producible oil and natural gas reserves have been discovered. If the determination is made that a well did not encounter potentially economic oil and gas quantities, the well costs are charged as an expense.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, exploration expense was $15.2 million, primarily comprised of $11.7 million related to an unsuccessful offshore Gabon exploration well, $1.6 million related to the impairment of leasehold costs offshore Gabon, and $2.0 million in Angola for seismic processing.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, exploration expense was $21.5 million, primarily comprised of $11.2 million related to the Company’s unsuccessful exploration activities in the United States, and $9.0 million of dry-hole costs related to two unsuccessful offshore Gabon exploration wells. Additional exploration costs incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $0.5 million onshore Gabon, $0.5 million offshore Gabon, and $0.2 million in Equatorial Guinea.

Liquidity

Historically, the Company’s primary sources of capital have been from cash flows from operations and a strong cash balance on hand. The Company also has access to capital through the IFC credit facility as well as future sales of the Company’s debt and equity securities.

At September 30, 2014, the Company had unrestricted cash of $133.5 million. The Company believes that this cash combined with cash flow from operations and the IFC loan facility will be sufficient to fund the Company’s remaining 2014 capital expenditure budget, and additional working capital requirements resulting from potential growth. As operator of the Etame Marin and Mutamba Iroru blocks in Gabon, and Block 5 in Angola, the Company enters into project related activities on behalf of its working interest partners. The Company generally obtains advances from its partners prior to significant funding commitments.

In January 2014, the Company finalized a $65.0 million revolving credit facility with the IFC, secured by the assets of the Company’s Gabon subsidiary. Borrowings under the credit facility totaled $15.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and are due in full upon maturity in January 2019 at which point it can be extended or converted to a term loan. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2014 and is required to maintain the following ratios:

· Debt to equity ratio no greater than 60:40

· The ratio of net debt, as of the most recent quarter end date, to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, and exploration expenses (EBITDAX), for the quarter end date, less than 3.0

Amounts outstanding under the IFC Loan bear interest at the London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 3.75% for the senior tranche and LIBOR plus 5.75% for the subordinated tranche. The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee in respect of unutilized commitments, which is equal to 1.5% on the senior tranche and 2.3% on the subordinated tranche. The Company paid a 2.5% closing fee in connection with the loan.

Beginning in the second quarter of 2014, the Company began marketing its oil from Gabon utilizing a third party in order to sell, based on a fixed barrel fee, on spot markets.

Domestic operated production in Texas is sold via two contracts, one for oil and one for gas and natural gas liquids. The Company has access to several alternative buyers for oil, gas, and natural gas liquids domestically.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to three months ended September 30, 2013

Total Revenues

Total oil and natural gas revenues were $24.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $37.7 million for the same period in 2013. The decrease in revenue is primarily related to the lower number of barrels lifted from the Company’s offshore Gabon operations and a decrease in the realized sales price per barrel in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.

Oil Revenues

Gabon

Crude oil revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $24.1 million, a $13.2 million decrease, compared revenues of $37.3 million for the same period in 2013.  In the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company sold approximately 255,000 net barrels of oil at an average price of $94.57 per Bbl, while in the three months ended September 30, 2013 it sold approximately 337,000 net barrels of oil at an average price of $110.54 per Bbl.  Sales volumes decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013, due to lower number of barrels lifted.

In the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company produced approximately 411,000 barrels, compared to approximately 437,000 barrels for the same period ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in production was primarily due to a six day shut in of the FPSO for scheduled maintenance and system upgrades. Crude oil sales are a function of the number and size of crude oil liftings in each quarter from the FPSO and thus crude oil sales do not always coincide with volumes produced in any given quarter.

United States

Condensate sales from the Granite Wash formation wells, located in Hemphill County, Texas for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $51,000, resulting from the sale of approximately 600 net barrels of oil at an average price of $83.49.  For the same period in 2013, condensate sales were $142,000, resulting from the sale of approximately 1,600 net barrels of oil condensate at an average price of $88.83 per Bbl.

Natural Gas Revenues

United States

Natural gas revenues including revenues from natural gas liquids for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $249,000, compared to $338,000 for the same period in 2013.  Natural gas sales volumes were 54 MMcf at an average price of $4.61 per Mcf for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to sales volumes of 74 MMcf at an average price of $4.57 per Mcf for the same period in 2013.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Production expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $7.1 million, compared to $12.6 million for the same period in 2013.  Operating costs in the three months ended September 30, 2014 were lower than the operating costs for the same period in 2013 as the latter period was impacted by offshore Gabon costs including $2.1 million of well workover costs to replace electrical submersible pumps, $1.0 million related to deck boiler repairs onboard the FPSO, $0.8 million incurred for generator repairs on the Avouma platform, and $0.7 million of costs to  temporarily suspend the Ebouri wells affected by elevated levels of H₂S.

Exploration expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $0.6 million, compared to $11.1 million for the same period in 2013.  For the three months ended September 30, 2014, exploration expenses consisted primarily of seismic processing in Angola. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, exploration expenses consisted primarily of $6.0 million dry hole costs related to two offshore Gabon unsuccessful exploration wells,  $3.0 million of dry hole costs related to a well drilled in the fourth quarter of 2012 in Roosevelt County, Montana where it was decided in the third quarter of 2013 to not proceed with additional completion activities, and $2.0 million to expense portions of undeveloped leaseholds held in Texas and Montana, United States.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses were $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013.  The higher depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 were due to higher depletion rates. Depletion rates for three months ended September 30, 2014 were $11.67 per Bbl, compared to $10.71 Bbl for the three months ended September 30, 2013.

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General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $4.0 million and $1.9 million, respectively.  The increase in general and administrative costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 was primarily due to increased personnel costs, and higher professional support services costs. For three month ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company benefited from overhead reimbursement associated with production and development operations on the Etame Marin block.

During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a bad debt allowance of $1.8 million related to past due reimbursements of Value Added Tax (“VAT”) from the government of Gabon. The allowance pertains to amounts owing in excess of twelve months.

Other Income (expense)

Other income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $0.2 million, comprised principally of foreign exchange gains.  Other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was $56,000, comprised principally of losses on foreign exchange transactions.  

Income Taxes

Income tax expense amounted to $3.8 million and $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the income taxes were all incurred in Gabon.  Income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were lower due to lower sales volumes and a lower percentage of oil allocated as “profit oil” versus “cost oil.”  The income taxes the consortium pays the government of Gabon is an allocation of the remaining profit oil production from a specific contract area ranging from 50% to 60% of the oil remaining after deducting the royalty and the cost oil.  

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $3.1 million, compared to $2.4 million for the same period in 2013, primarily due to lower expenses.

Nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2013

Total Revenues

Total oil and natural gas revenues were $104.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $111.0 million for the same period in 2013. The decrease in revenue is primarily related to the lower number of barrels lifted from the Company’s offshore Gabon operations and a decrease in the realized sales price per barrel in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.

Oil Revenues

Gabon

Crude oil revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $103.5 million, a $6.0 million decrease from revenues of $109.5 million for the same period in 2013.  The Company sold approximately 989,000 net barrels of oil equivalent at an average price of $104.65 per Bbl for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.  The Company sold approximately 1,013,000 net barrels of oil at an average price of $108.06 per Bbl in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company produced approximately 1,246,900 barrels, compared to approximately 985,000 net barrels for the same period ended September 30, 2013. Crude oil sales are a function of the number and size of crude oil liftings in each quarter from the FPSO and thus crude oil sales do not always coincide with volumes produced in any given quarter.

United States

Condensate sales from the Granite Wash wells, located in Hemphill County, Texas for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $259,000, resulting from the sale of approximately 2,500 barrels at an average price of $103.47 per Bbl.  Condensate sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $336,000, resulting from the sale of approximately 4,000 barrels of oil condensate at an average price of $83.88 per Bbl.

Natural Gas Revenues

United States

Natural gas revenues, including revenues from natural gas liquids, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $0.8 million, compared to $1.2 million for the comparable period in 2013. Natural gas sales volumes were 181 MMcf at an average price of $4.68

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per Mcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to sales volumes of 257 MMcf at an average price of $4.50 per Mcf for the same period in 2013.

Production expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $21.6 million compared to $28.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.  The lower production expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to 2013 were primarily associated with lower workover costs to replace electrical submersible pumps on offshore Gabon wells and due to lower FPSO related expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, exploration expense was $15.2 million, primarily comprised of $11.7 million related to an unsuccessful offshore Gabon exploration well and $1.6 million related to the impairment of leasehold costs offshore Gabon. Additional exploration costs incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $2.0 million related to seismic processing in Angola.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, exploration expense was $21.5 million, including $11.4 million related to the Company’s unsuccessful exploration activities in the United States properties and $9.0 million in dry-hole costs related to two unsuccessful offshore Gabon exploration wells. Additional exploration costs incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $0.5 million onshore Gabon,$0.5 million offshore Gabon, and $0.2 million in Equatorial Guinea.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses were $15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $11.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.  The higher depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, were primarily due to higher depletion rates. Depletion rates increased to $11.58 per Bbl for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $9.54 per Bbl for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $10.7 million and $8.0 million, respectively.  The increase in general and administrative costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 was primarily due to increased personnel costs, and higher professional support services costs. For nine month ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company benefited from overhead reimbursements associated with production and development operations on the Etame Marin block.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a bad debt allowance of $1.8 million related to past due reimbursements of Value Added Tax (“VAT”) from the government of Gabon. The allowance pertains to amounts owing in excess of twelve months.

Other Income (expense)

Other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $0.2 million, compared to other expense of $0.1 million for the same period in 2013.  The other expense is comprised principally of foreign exchange losses recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense amounted to $18.9 million and $24.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the income taxes were all incurred in Gabon.  Income taxes in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were lower due to lower sales volumes and a lower percentage of oil allocated as “profit oil” versus “cost oil.”  The income taxes the consortium pays the government of Gabon is an allocation of the remaining profit oil production from a specific contract area ranging from 50% to 60% of the oil remaining after deducting the royalty and the cost oil.  

Net Income

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $20.8 million, compared to a net income of $16.7 million for the same period in 2013, primarily due to lower expenses.

ITEM 3.          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s results of operations are dependent upon the difference between prices received for its oil and gas production and the costs to find and produce such oil and gas. Oil and gas prices have been and are expected in the future to be volatile and subject to fluctuations based on a number of factors beyond the control of the Company. The Company does not presently have any active hedges in place, but may do so in the future.

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ITEM 4.          CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

On May 14, 2013, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) issued an updated version of its Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013 Framework). Originally issued in 1992 (1992 Framework), the framework helps organizations design, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of internal control concepts and simplify their use and application. The 1992 Framework remains available during the transition period, which extends to December 15, 2014, after which time COSO will consider it as superseded by the 2013 Framework. As of September 30, 2014, the Company continues to utilize the 1992 Framework during the transition to the 2013 Framework by December 15, 2014.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A.       RISK FACTORS

Other than as described below, there have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibits

3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

3.1 Certificate of Incorporation as amended through May 7, 2014 (filed herewith)

3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 23, 2013)

31. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

31.1 Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Section 1350 Certificates

32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

32.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

101.INS XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.

101.CAL XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB XBRL Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

VAALCO ENERGY, INC.

(Registrant)

By	/s/ GREGORY R. HULLINGER
	Gregory R. Hullinger,
	Chief Financial Officer (on behalf of the Registrant and as the principal financial officer)

Dated: November 10, 2014

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits

3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

3.1 Certificate of Incorporation as amended through May 7, 2014 (filed herewith)

3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 23, 2013)

31. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

31.1 Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Section 1350 Certificates

32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

32.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

101.INS XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.

101.CAL XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB XBRL Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.

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EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

VAALCO ENERGY, INC.

(Originally incorporated February 28, 1989

under the name Gladstone Resources Ltd.)

Article One

The name of the corporation is VAALCO Energy, Inc.

Article Two

The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

Article Three

The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

Article Four

The aggregate number of shares which the corporation has authority to issue is 50,500,000, of which 50,000,000 shares shall be a class designated, asCommon Stock with a par value of $0.10 per share, and 500,000 shares shall be a class designated as Preferred Stock with a par value of $25.00 per share. The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article Four, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in series, and, by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

The authority of the Board with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:

(a)   The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;

(b)   The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;

(c)   Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

(d)   Whether that series shall have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

(e)   Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or date upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;

State of  Delaware

Secretary of State

Division of Corporations

Delivered 10:01 AM 09/24/1997

FILED 10:01 AM 09/24/1997

SRV 971320817 – 2188793 FILE

(f)   Whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;

(g)   The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series;

(h)   Any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series.

Dividends on outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be paid or declared and set apart for payment before any dividends shall be paid or declared and set apart for payment on the common shares with respect to the same dividend period.

If upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, the assets available for distribution to holders of shares of Preferred Stock of all series shall be insufficient to pay such holders the full preferential amount to which they are entitled, then such assets shall be distributed ratably among the shares of all series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the respective preferential amounts (including unpaid cumulative dividends, if any) payable with respect thereto.

Article Five

Section 1.   No Written Ballot. Directors need not be elected by written ballot unless required by the bylaws of the corporation.

Section 2.   Number, Election and Terms of Directors. Except as otherwise fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article Four hereof relating to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed from time to time by or pursuant to the bylaws; provided that such number shall not be less than three nor more than fifteen. The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any class or series of stock having preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, each as nearly equal in number as possible, as shall be provided in the manner specified in the bylaws, one class (Class I) to hold office initially for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 1994, another class (Class II) to hold office initially for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 1995, and another class (Class III) to hold office initially for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 1996, with the members of each class to hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, the successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the third year following the year of their election.

Section 3.   Removal of Directors. Subject to the rights of any class or series of stock having preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, any director may be removed from office only for cause. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, cause for removal shall be construed to exist only if: (a) the director whose removal is proposed has been convicted of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal; (b) such director has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable for gross negligence, recklessness or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation in a manner of substantial importance to the corporation and such adjudication is no longer subject to direct appeal; or (c) such director has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent, which mental incompetency directly affects his or her ability as a director of the corporation, and such adjudication is no longer subject to direct appeal. Any action for removal must be brought within three months of the date on which such conviction or adjudication is no longer subject to direct appeal.

Section 4.   Bylaw Amendments. The Board of Directors shall have power to make, alter, amend and repeal the bylaws (except so far as the bylaws adopted by the stockholders shall otherwise provide). Any bylaws made by the Board of Directors under the powers conferred hereby may be altered, amended or repealed by the directors or by the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the bylaws shall not be altered, amended or repealed by action of the stockholders and no provision inconsistent therewith shall be adopted by the stockholders without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66²/₃% of the voting power of all the shares of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Section 5.   Amendment, Repeal, etc. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66²/₃% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Stock”), voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend, adopt any provision inconsistent with, or repeal, this Article Five or any provision hereof.

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Article Six

Section 1.   Vote Required for Certain Actions. In addition to any affirmative vote required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, unless approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the approval or authorization of (i) any merger or consolidation of the corporation with or into another corporation, (ii) any share exchange with the corporation, (iii) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation, dissolution or reorganization of the corporation and (iv) any sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the corporation (on a consolidated basis). Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national securities exchange or otherwise.

Section 2.   Continuing Directors. For purposes of this Article Six, the term “Continuing Directors” shall mean (i) any member of the Board of Directors of the corporation as of December 31, 1992, (ii) any new director who is proposed to be a director of the corporation by a majority of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors of the corporation and (iii) any successor of a Continuing Director who is recommended to succeed a Continuing Director by majority of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors of the corporation.

Section 3.   Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws (and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws), the affirmative vote of the holders of 80% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with, this Article Six.

Article Seven

The corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute or by this Certificate of Incorporation. All rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

Article Eight

No director shall personally be liable to the corporation or the stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of his fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or the stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law or other applicable law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this article to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law or such other applicable law, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this article by the stockholders shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

In Witness Whereof, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which (i) restates and integrates and does not further amend the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as heretofore amended, and (ii) except in accordance with Section 245 of the General Corporation Laws of the State of Delaware, contains no discrepancy between the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as heretofore amended, and the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, having been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 245 of the General Corporation Laws of the State of Delaware, has been executed this 15^th day of September, 1997 by W. RUSSELL SCHEIRMAN, its authorized officer.

/s/ W. RUSSELL SCHEIRMAN

Title: PRESIDENT

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STATE OF DELAWARE

SECRETARY OF STATE

DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS

FILED 12:30 PM 06/25/1998

981246945 – 2188793

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF VAALCO ENERGY, INC.

VAALCO Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify:

I.        That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring the amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows;

“RESOLVED FURTHER, that to increase the authorized shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock from 50,000,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended by deleting the first paragraph of Article Four and substituting thereof the following as the first paragraph of Article Four:

The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation has authority to issue is 100,500,000 of which 100,000,000 shares shall be a class designated as Common Stock with a par value of $.10 per share, and 500,000 shares shall be a class designated as Preferred Stock with a par value of $25.00 per share. The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article Four, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in series, and, by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.”

II.        That pursuant to resolutions of its Board of Directors, a meeting of the stockholders of said Corporation was duly called and held on June 24, 1998, upon notice and in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

III.        That said amendment was duly adopted and in accordance with provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, VAALCO Energy, Inc. has caused this Certificate to be signed by W. Russell Scheirman, an authorized officer, this 24^th day of June, 1998.

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

/s/ W. Russell Scheirman

W. Russell Scheirman, President, Chief

Financial Officer and Director

State of Delaware

Secretary of State

Division of Corporations

Delivered 01:30 PM 05/07/2014

FILED 01:26 PM 05/07/2014

SRV 140580914 – 2188793 FILE

AMENDMENT TO RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

VAALCO ENERGY, INC.

Pursuant to Section 242 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

VAALCO Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows;

FIRST: That the Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed on September 24, 1997 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as further amended by an amendment filed on June 25, 1998.

SECOND: The amendment effected hereby was duly authorized by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL and shall be executed, acknowledged and filed in accordance with Section 103 of the DGCL.

THIRD: That Section 2 of Article Five of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth below:

“SECTION 2. NUMBER, ELECTION AND TERMS OF DIRECTORS. Except as otherwise fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article Four hereof relating to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed from time to time by or pursuant to the bylaws; provided that such number shall not be less than three nor more than fifteen. Until the date of the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders, the directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any class or series of stock having preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, each as nearly equal in number as possible. From and after the date of the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors shall not be classified and directors shall be elected at each annual meeting for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting.”

FOURTH. This Amendment shall be effective upon the filing hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be duly executed in its corporate name effective the 3rd day of June, 2009.

VAALCO ENERGY, INC.
By:	/s/ Gayla M. Cutrer
	Gayla M. Cutrer
	Executive Vice President

EX-31

Exhibit 31.1

I, Steven P. Guidry, certify that:

(1)	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of VAALCO Energy, Inc.;
(2)	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
(3)	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
(4)	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
(5)	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date November 10, 2014

 /s/  Steven P. Guidry

Steven P. Guidry

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31

Exhibit 31.2

I, Gregory R. Hullinger, certify that:

(1)	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of VAALCO Energy, Inc.;
(2)	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
(3)	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
(4)	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
(5)	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date November 10, 2014

/s/ Gregory R. Hullinger

Gregory R. Hullinger

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Steven P. Guidry, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 10, 2014

 /s/ Steven P. Guidry

Steven P. Guidry, Chief Executive Officer

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gregory R. Hullinger, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 10, 2014

/s/ Gregory R. Hullinger

Gregory R. Hullinger, Chief Financial Officer

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Segment Information - Segment Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 24,486	$ 37,740	$ 104,659	$ 110,995
Income (loss) from operations	6,687	8,104	39,870	41,274
Total assets	362,856		362,856		308,167
Operating Segments | Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) from operations	(1,966)	(611)	(5,580)	(4,091)
Total assets	25,714		25,714		20,211
Operating Segments | Gabon
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	24,132	37,253	103,507	109,482
Income (loss) from operations	10,326	14,156	49,239	59,871
Total assets	302,356		302,356		256,033
Operating Segments | Angola
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) from operations	(1,319)	(538)	(3,165)	(2,120)
Total assets	15,066		15,066		12,204
Operating Segments | Equatorial Guinea
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) from operations	(254)	(149)	(591)	(604)
Total assets	10,223		10,223		10,059
Operating Segments | USA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	354	487	1,152	1,513
Income (loss) from operations	(100)	(4,754)	(33)	(11,782)
Total assets	$ 9,497		$ 9,497		$ 9,660

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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Stock Based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Stock options granted, exercisable life			5 years
Stock options vesting period			2 years
Stock options, authorized	4,537,715		4,537,715
Non-cash compensation expense	$ 600,000	$ 400,000	$ 2,698,000	$ 2,600,000
Tax benefits related to stock based compensation			0
Unrecognized compensation costs	$ 3,300,000		$ 3,300,000
Compensation costs expected to be recognized			2 years 7 months 6 days
Restricted stocks granted			99,468
Restricted Stock
Stock Based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Stock options granted, exercisable life			3 years
Restricted stocks granted	0

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Stock-Based Compensation

3.       STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock options are granted under the Company’s long-term incentive plan and have an exercise price that may not be less than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. In general, stock options granted to employees will become exercisable over a period determined by the Compensation Committee, which in the past has been a five year life. A portion of the stock options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 vested immediately with the remainder vesting over a two year period. In addition, stock options will become exercisable upon a change in control, unless provided otherwise by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. At September 30, 2014, there were 4,537,715 shares subject to options authorized but not granted.

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized non-cash expense of $0.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively, related to stock based compensation. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized non-cash expense of $0.4 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to stock based compensation. These amounts were recorded as general and administrative expense. Because the Company does not pay significant United States federal income taxes, no amounts were recorded for tax benefits.

A summary of the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is provided below:

	Number of Shares Underlying Options (in thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at the beginning of period		4,927		$	6.95		2.85	$	2.81
Granted		1,118		$	7.05		4.43
Exercised		(1,110	)	$	5.06		0.95
Forfeited		(33	)	$	8.43		2.55
Outstanding at the end of period		4,902		$	7.40		2.89	$	2.31
Vested and expected to vest - end of period		4,853		$	7.40		2.89	$	2.29

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.

Shares of restricted stock are granted under the Company’s long-term incentive plan using the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. In general, restricted stocks granted to employees will vest over a period determined by the Compensation Committee which is generally a three year period, with the initial one-third vesting on the first grant date anniversary.

No restricted stocks were granted in the three months ended September 30, 2014. A summary of the restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is provided below:

	Restricted Stock			Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding at the beginning of period		100,000		$	5.89
Granted		99,468		$	6.98
Vested		(31,600	)	$	6.98
Forfeited		-		$	-
Outstanding at the end of period		167,868		$	6.32

As of September 30, 2014, unrecognized compensation costs totaled $3.3 million. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Asset Retirement Obligations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 11,463
Accretion Expense	414
Additions	2,143
Settlements	(361)
Ending Balance	$ 13,659

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Gabon	Sep. 30, 2014 Gabon	Sep. 30, 2014 Angola Well acre	Oct. 31, 2014 Angola Subsequent Event Well	Dec. 31, 2014 Scenario Forecast Gabon	Dec. 31, 2014 Scenario Forecast Angola
Commitments And Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash funding arrangement for abandonment of the offshore wells, platforms and facilities				$ 2,400,000			$ 1,200,000
Number of exploration wells					2
Area under acquire property exploration rights agreement term					1,400,000
Joint operation agreement related to third party in working interest percentage					40.00%
Additional joint operation agreement related to third party in working interest percentage					10.00%
Production license agreement term extended by government					3 years
Exploration activities new expiry date						Nov. 30, 2017
Number of additional exploration wells due to exploration period extension						2
Number of total exploration wells						4
Total assessment of the exploration						10,000,000
Assessment net to VAALCO						5,000,000
Number of well satisfying well obligation					1
Decrease in restricted cash					5,000,000
Recorded restricted cash					10,000,000			10,000,000
Asset retirement obligation	13,659,000	11,463,000
Undeveloped leasehold capitalized			$ 800,000

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Capitalization of Exploratory Well Costs - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Capitalized Costs Relating To Oil And Gas Producing Activities By Geographic Area [Line Items]
Accounting Standard Code for Extractive Industries followed for capitalization purposes - ASC Topic 932	ASC Topic 932—Extractive Industries provides that the cost of an exploratory well shall be capitalized as part of the entity’s uncompleted wells pending the determination of whether the well has found proved reserves. Further, an exploration well that discovers oil and gas reserves, but those reserves cannot be classified as proved when drilling is completed, shall be capitalized if the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the entity is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If either condition is not met, the exploration well that is not brought on to production would be assumed to be impaired and its costs would be charged to expense.
North Tchibala
Capitalized Costs Relating To Oil And Gas Producing Activities By Geographic Area [Line Items]
Capitalization on development plan	$ 7.8
Mutamba Iroru
Capitalized Costs Relating To Oil And Gas Producing Activities By Geographic Area [Line Items]
Capitalization on development plan	$ 8.9

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity under loan agreement		$ 65.0
Borrowings under credit facility	$ 15.0
Debt to equity ratio			1.5
Net debt ratio to EBITDAX			3

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share

2.       EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated using the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS assumes the exercise of all stock options, restricted and unrestricted shares having exercise prices less than the average market price of the common stock using the treasury stock method.

Diluted shares consist of the following:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		57,304,763		56,600,866		57,040,166		57,464,763
Dilutive shares		563,540		514,748		535,139		735,445
Total diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		57,867,303		57,115,614		57,575,305		58,200,208

Options to purchase 1,203,324 and 2,364,392 share were excluded in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, because they would have been anti-dilutive.  Options to purchase 3,204,865 and 2,134,300 shares were excluded in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, because they would have been anti-dilutive.

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Capitalization of Interest - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Interest expense	$ 0.3	$ 0.8

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalent	$ 133,498	$ 130,529
Restricted cash	12,301	12,366
Receivables:
Trade	6,026	16,972
Accounts with partners, net of allowance of $7.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	2,969	307
Other, net of allowance of $1.8 million at September 30, 2014, and zero allowance at December 31, 2013	5,404	4,435
Crude oil inventory	1,464	352
Materials and supplies	1,665	164
Prepayments and others	5,884	2,339
Total current assets	169,211	167,464
Property and equipment - successful efforts method
Wells, platforms and other production facilities	218,390	215,701
Undeveloped acreage	22,133	23,705
Work in progress	127,775	64,489
Equipment and other	8,349	6,831
Property, plant and equipment, gross, Total	376,647	310,726
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(187,037)	(172,202)
Net property and equipment	189,610	138,524
Other assets:
Restricted cash	830	830
Deferred tax assets	1,349	1,349
Deferred finance charge	1,856
Total Assets	362,856	308,167
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and other liabilities	50,666	42,561
Accounts with partners	5,429	3,268
Total current liabilities	56,095	45,829
Asset retirement obligations	13,659	11,464
Long term debt	15,000
Total Liabilities	84,754	57,293
Commitments and Contingencies (note 4)
Owners' Equity
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 100,000,000 authorized shares, 65,154,195 and 64,012,914 shares issued with 7,393,714 and 7,162,573 shares in treasury at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	6,515	6,408
Additional paid-in capital	63,656	55,455
Retained earnings	245,230	224,442
Less treasury stock, at cost	(37,299)	(35,431)
Total Equity	278,102	250,874
Total Liabilities and Owners' Equity	$ 362,856	$ 308,167

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 20,788	$ 16,696
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	15,444	11,011
Amortization of debt issuance costs	97
Unrealized foreign exchange loss	22	22
Dry hole costs and impairment loss on unproved leasehold	13,273	20,190
Stock based compensation	2,698	2,600
Bad debt expense	1,800	1,284
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	10,945	7,475
Accounts with partners	(500)	(15,246)
Other receivables	(2,315)	(5,967)
Crude oil inventory	(1,308)	(1,793)
Materials and supplies	(1,501)	113
Prepayment and other	(3,547)	(1,756)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(1,142)	2,176
Net cash provided by operating activities	54,754	36,805
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash	65	(879)
Property and equipment expenditures	(68,104)	(56,138)
Net cash used in investing activities	(68,039)	(57,017)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock	5,076	557
Debt issuance costs	(1,954)
Borrowings	15,000
Purchase of treasury shares	(1,868)	(10,680)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	16,254	(10,123)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	2,969	(30,335)
Cash and Cash Equivalent at Beginning of Period	130,529	130,800
Cash and Cash Equivalent at End of Period	133,498	100,465
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid	21,484	28,157
Receivable from employees for stock option exercises	534	177
Investment in property and equipment not paid	$ 22,747	$ 13,254

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements And Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Bad debt expense	$ 1,800	$ 1,800	$ 1,284

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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Option to purchase shares, anti-dilutive	1,203,324	3,204,865	2,364,392	2,134,300

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting Policies

1.       UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The condensed consolidated financial statements of VAALCO Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “VAALCO” or the “Company”), included herein are unaudited, but include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals which the Company deems necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim period. Such results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which also contains a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. These policies were also followed in preparing the quarterly report included herein. The Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas exploration and development costs.

VAALCO Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a Houston-based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. VAALCO owns producing properties and conducts exploration activities as operator of consortiums internationally in Gabon and Angola and has conducted exploration activities as a non-operator in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. Domestically, the Company has interests in Texas, Montana, Alabama, and the Louisiana Gulf Coast area.

VAALCO’s international subsidiaries are VAALCO Gabon (Etame), Inc., VAALCO Production (Gabon), Inc., VAALCO Angola (Kwanza), Inc., VAALCO UK (North Sea), Ltd., VAALCO International, Inc., VAALCO Energy (EG), Inc. and VAALCO Energy Mauritius (EG) Limited. VAALCO Energy (USA), Inc. holds interests in properties located in the United States.

Accounting Policy- Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The new standard converged guidance on recognizing revenues in contracts with customers under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and International Financial Reporting Standards. This ASU is intended to improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and quarterly reporting periods of public entities beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application for public entities is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of ASU 2014-09 and assessing the impact, if any, it may have on our financial position and results of operations.

Allowance for Bad Debt

On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable balances to confirm collectability. When collectability is in doubt, the Company records an allowance against the accounts receivable balances with a corresponding charge to net income as bad debt expense. The Company’s accounts receivable balances are with its joint venture partners, purchasers of its oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, and with the government of Gabon for reimbursements of Value-Added Tax (“VAT”) paid by the Company. Collection efforts, including remedies provided for in the contracts, are pursued to collect overdue amounts owed to the Company.

In the third quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a bad debt allowance of $1.8 million pertaining to VAT amounts owing for more than twelve months from the government of Gabon.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for accounts with partners	$ 7.6	$ 7.6
Allowance for other receivable	$ 1.8	$ 0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	65,154,195	64,012,914
Treasury stock, shares	7,393,714	7,162,573

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Capitalization of Exploratory Well Costs (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Extractive Industries

ASC Topic 932—Extractive Industries provides that the cost of an exploratory well shall be capitalized as part of the entity’s uncompleted wells pending the determination of whether the well has found proved reserves. Further, an exploration well that discovers oil and gas reserves, but those reserves cannot be classified as proved when drilling is completed, shall be capitalized if the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the entity is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If either condition is not met, the exploration well that is not brought on to production would be assumed to be impaired and its costs would be charged to expense.

Offshore Gabon: In the second and third quarters of 2010, the Company drilled an exploratory well in the Southeast Etame field. A fixed leg platform for developing the Southeast Etame discovery area was constructed and, in the third quarter of 2014, installed. A drilling rig has been contracted to drill a development well in the Southeast Etame field. The Company has capitalized $7.8 million for the discovery well in accordance with the criteria contained in the ASC Topic 932.

Onshore Gabon:  In the third and fourth quarters of 2012, the Company drilled an exploratory well (N’Gongui No. 2) in the Mutamba Iroru block onshore Gabon. The Company is currently finalizing a revised production sharing contract (“PSC”) with the government of Gabon to allow for development of the discovery. The term sheet, which specifies financial and other obligations to be included in the PSC, was agreed to and signed by the Company, its joint venture partner, and the Gabon government on July 31, 2014.  After the PSC is finalized and approved, an application for a development area is expected to be issued. At that point, a plan of development will be submitted to the Republic of Gabon. However, the Company can provide no assurances that such a request will be granted. The Company has capitalized $8.9 million for the discovery well in accordance with the criteria contained in ASC Topic 932.  

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	EGY
Entity Registrant Name	VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000894627
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		57,740,881

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Schedule of Diluted Shares

Diluted shares consist of the following:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		57,304,763		56,600,866		57,040,166		57,464,763
Dilutive shares		563,540		514,748		535,139		735,445
Total diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		57,867,303		57,115,614		57,575,305		58,200,208

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenues:
Oil and gas sales	$ 24,486	$ 37,740	$ 104,659	$ 110,995
Operating costs and expenses
Production expense	7,145	12,576	21,643	27,975
Exploration expense	598	11,070	15,213	21,456
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	4,289	3,954	15,444	11,011
General and administrative expense	3,967	1,893	10,689	7,995
Bad debt expense and other expense	1,800	143	1,800	1,284
Total operating cost and expenses	17,799	29,636	64,789	69,721
Operating income	6,687	8,104	39,870	41,274
Other income (expenses):
Interest income	19	16	65	57
Other, net	164	(72)	(250)	(168)
Total other income (expenses)	183	(56)	(185)	(111)
Income before income taxes	6,870	8,048	39,685	41,163
Income tax expense	(3,761)	(5,662)	(18,897)	(24,467)
Net income	$ 3,109	$ 2,386	$ 20,788	$ 16,696
Earnings per share - basic:
Basic net income per share attributable to VAALCO Energy, Inc. common shareholders	$ 0.05	$ 0.04	$ 0.36	$ 0.29
Earnings per share - diluted:
Diluted net income per share attributable to VAALCO Energy, Inc. common shareholders	$ 0.05	$ 0.04	$ 0.36	$ 0.29
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	57,304,763	56,600,866	57,040,166	57,464,763
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	57,867,303	57,115,614	57,575,305	58,200,208

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt

6.        DEBT

In January 2014, the Company executed a loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) for a $65.0 million revolving credit facility, which is secured by the assets of the Company’s Gabon subsidiary. Borrowings under the credit facility totaled $15.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and are due in full upon maturity in January 2019, at which point it can be extended or converted to a term loan. The borrowings approximate fair value as the interest approximates current market rates for similar instruments. The Company is required to comply with certain covenants including maintaining debt to equity ratio of no greater than 60:40, and the ratio of net debt at the end of the quarter, to EBITDAX less than 3. The Company is in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2014.  

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Capitalization of Exploratory Well Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Capitalization of Exploratory Well Costs

5.       CAPITALIZATION OF EXPLORATORY WELL COSTS

ASC Topic 932—Extractive Industries provides that the cost of an exploratory well shall be capitalized as part of the entity’s uncompleted wells pending the determination of whether the well has found proved reserves. Further, an exploration well that discovers oil and gas reserves, but those reserves cannot be classified as proved when drilling is completed, shall be capitalized if the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and the entity is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If either condition is not met, the exploration well that is not brought on to production would be assumed to be impaired and its costs would be charged to expense.

Offshore Gabon: In the second and third quarters of 2010, the Company drilled an exploratory well in the Southeast Etame field. A fixed leg platform for developing the Southeast Etame discovery area was constructed and, in the third quarter of 2014, installed. A drilling rig has been contracted to drill a development well in the Southeast Etame field. The Company has capitalized $7.8 million for the discovery well in accordance with the criteria contained in the ASC Topic 932.

Onshore Gabon:  In the third and fourth quarters of 2012, the Company drilled an exploratory well (N’Gongui No. 2) in the Mutamba Iroru block onshore Gabon. The Company is currently finalizing a revised production sharing contract (“PSC”) with the government of Gabon to allow for development of the discovery. The term sheet, which specifies financial and other obligations to be included in the PSC, was agreed to and signed by the Company, its joint venture partner, and the Gabon government on July 31, 2014.  After the PSC is finalized and approved, an application for a development area is expected to be issued. At that point, a plan of development will be submitted to the Republic of Gabon. However, the Company can provide no assurances that such a request will be granted. The Company has capitalized $8.9 million for the discovery well in accordance with the criteria contained in ASC Topic 932.  

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Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Diluted Shares (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Schedule of Diluted Shares
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	57,304,763	56,600,866	57,040,166	57,464,763
Dilutive shares	563,540	514,748	535,139	735,445
Total diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	57,867,303	57,115,614	57,575,305	58,200,208

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Stock Option Activity

A summary of the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is provided below:

	Number of Shares Underlying Options (in thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at the beginning of period		4,927		$	6.95		2.85	$	2.81
Granted		1,118		$	7.05		4.43
Exercised		(1,110	)	$	5.06		0.95
Forfeited		(33	)	$	8.43		2.55
Outstanding at the end of period		4,902		$	7.40		2.89	$	2.31
Vested and expected to vest - end of period		4,853		$	7.40		2.89	$	2.29

Summary of Restricted Stock Activity

A summary of the restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is provided below:

	Restricted Stock			Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding at the beginning of period		100,000		$	5.89
Granted		99,468		$	6.98
Vested		(31,600	)	$	6.98
Forfeited		-		$	-
Outstanding at the end of period		167,868		$	6.32

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Subsequent Events

9.       SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Gabon

In October 2014, the Company shut-in production from the Ebouri 2-H well due to a pressure communication issue.  The Company is performing diagnostic work to determine the cause and the resolution of the issue. The well was producing approximately 2,500 BOPD on a gross basis (700 BOPD net to the Company).

In October 2014, the Company received a provisional audit report related to our Etame Marin block operations from the Gabon Taxation Department as part of a special industry-wide audit of business practices and financial transactions in the Republic of Gabon.  With limited information pertaining to the report, the Company currently cannot reasonably estimate a range of potential loss, if any, as a result of the audits.  While the ultimate outcome of the claim and impact on VAALCO cannot be predicted, management believes that the claims are unfounded.  In November 2014, the Company responded to the Gabon Taxation Department requesting joint meetings to advance the resolution of this matter.

Angola

In October 2014, the Company entered into the Subsequent Exploration Phase (“SEP”) together with its working interest partner, Sonangol P&P, as provided for in the Production Sharing Agreement signed in 2006 with the Republic of Angola. The Company entered into the SEP due to uncertainty that the primary term of the exploration license would be extended by the Republic of Angola before the November 30, 2014 expiration date. The SEP requires the Company and its partner to acquire 3D seismic covering six hundred square kilometers and to drill two additional exploration wells.  

By entering into the SEP, the Company is now required to drill a total of four exploration wells during the exploration extension period.  The four well obligations include the two well commitments under the primary exploration period that carries over to the SEP period.  A $10.0 million dollar assessment ($5.0 million dollars net to VAALCO) applies to each of the four commitment exploration wells, if any, that remain undrilled at the end of the exploration period in November, 2017. Restricted cash of $10.0 million for the two new commitment wells will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The Company has already satisfied the seismic obligation with the purchase of 3D seismic in the outboard segment of the block which is currently being processed and will continue into 2015.

A drilling rig contract was signed in July 2014 for a semi-submersible rig to drill the exploration well on the Kindele prospect, a post-salt objective. The well is expected to begin drilling in December 2014. Drilling this well will satisfy one of the four exploration well obligations and release $5.0 million of the $10.0 million recorded as restricted cash at September 30, 2014 by the Company.

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Capitalization of Interest

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Capitalization of Interest

7.       CAPITALIZATION OF INTEREST

Under the terms of the IFC loan executed in 2014, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee on the undrawn component of the credit facility.

The Company capitalizes interest costs and commitment fees on expenditures made in connection with exploration and development projects that are not subject to current depletion. Interest and commitment fees are capitalized only for the period that activities are in progress to bring these projects to their intended use. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred interest expense of $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in connection with the IFC credit facility. All interest expense was capitalized.

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Information

8.       SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operations are based in Gabon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and the United States. Management reviews and evaluates the operation of each geographic segment separately. The operations of all segments include exploration for and production of hydrocarbons where commercial reserves have been found and developed. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as in Note 1.  Revenues are based on the location of hydrocarbon production. The Company evaluates each segment based on income (loss) from operations.

Segment activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

												Corporate
	Gabon		Angola			Equatorial Guinea			USA			and Other			Total
Three Months Ended September 30,
2014
Revenues	$	24,132	$	-		$	-		$	354					$	24,486
Income (loss) from operations		10,326		(1,319	)		(254	)		(100	)		(1,966	)		6,687
2013
Revenues	$	37,253	$	-		$	-		$	487		$	-		$	37,740
Income (loss) from operations		14,156		(538	)		(149	)		(4,754	)		(611	)		8,104

												Corporate
	Gabon		Angola			Equatorial Guinea			USA			and Other			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2014
Revenues	$	103,507	$	-		$	-		$	1,152		$	-		$	104,659
Income (loss) from operations		49,239		(3,165	)		(591	)		(33	)		(5,580	)		39,870
2013
Revenues	$	109,482	$	-		$	-		$	1,513		$	-		$	110,995
Income (loss) from operations		59,871		(2,120	)		(604	)		(11,782	)		(4,091	)		41,274

									Corporate
Total Assets	Gabon		Angola		Equatorial Guinea		USA		and Other		Total
As of September 30, 2014	$	302,356	$	15,066	$	10,223	$	9,497	$	25,714	$	362,856
As of December 31, 2013		256,033		12,204		10,059		9,660		20,211		308,167

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Revenue Recognition

Accounting Policy- Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The new standard converged guidance on recognizing revenues in contracts with customers under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and International Financial Reporting Standards. This ASU is intended to improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and quarterly reporting periods of public entities beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application for public entities is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the provisions of ASU 2014-09 and assessing the impact, if any, it may have on our financial position and results of operations.

Allowance for Bad Debt

Allowance for Bad Debt

On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable balances to confirm collectability. When collectability is in doubt, the Company records an allowance against the accounts receivable balances with a corresponding charge to net income as bad debt expense. The Company’s accounts receivable balances are with its joint venture partners, purchasers of its oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, and with the government of Gabon for reimbursements of Value-Added Tax (“VAT”) paid by the Company. Collection efforts, including remedies provided for in the contracts, are pursued to collect overdue amounts owed to the Company.

In the third quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a bad debt allowance of $1.8 million pertaining to VAT amounts owing for more than twelve months from the government of Gabon.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Angola Well	Dec. 31, 2014 Angola Scenario Forecast	Oct. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event	Oct. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event Angola Well
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Production barrels of oil per day gross			2,500
Production barrels of oil per day net			700
Exploration activities expiry date	Nov. 30, 2014
Number of additional exploration wells due to exploration period extension				2
Number of total exploration wells				4
Total assessment of the exploration				$ 10
Assessment net to VAALCO				5
Recorded restricted cash	10.0	10.0
Number of well satisfying well obligation	1
Decrease in restricted cash	$ 5.0

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Activity

Segment activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

												Corporate
	Gabon		Angola			Equatorial Guinea			USA			and Other			Total
Three Months Ended September 30,
2014
Revenues	$	24,132	$	-		$	-		$	354					$	24,486
Income (loss) from operations		10,326		(1,319	)		(254	)		(100	)		(1,966	)		6,687
2013
Revenues	$	37,253	$	-		$	-		$	487		$	-		$	37,740
Income (loss) from operations		14,156		(538	)		(149	)		(4,754	)		(611	)		8,104

												Corporate
	Gabon		Angola			Equatorial Guinea			USA			and Other			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2014
Revenues	$	103,507	$	-		$	-		$	1,152		$	-		$	104,659
Income (loss) from operations		49,239		(3,165	)		(591	)		(33	)		(5,580	)		39,870
2013
Revenues	$	109,482	$	-		$	-		$	1,513		$	-		$	110,995
Income (loss) from operations		59,871		(2,120	)		(604	)		(11,782	)		(4,091	)		41,274

									Corporate
Total Assets	Gabon		Angola		Equatorial Guinea		USA		and Other		Total
As of September 30, 2014	$	302,356	$	15,066	$	10,223	$	9,497	$	25,714	$	362,856
As of December 31, 2013		256,033		12,204		10,059		9,660		20,211		308,167

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Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Shares Underlying Options, Outstanding at beginning of period	4,927,000
Number of Shares Underlying Options, Granted	1,118,000
Number of Shares Underlying Options, Exercised	(1,110,000)
Number of Shares Underlying Options, Forfeited	(33,000)
Number of Shares Underlying Options, Outstanding at end of period	4,902,000	4,927,000
Vested and expected to vest - end of period	4,853,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Outstanding at beginning of period	$ 6.95
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Granted	$ 7.05
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Exercised	$ 5.06
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Forfeited	$ 8.43
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share, Outstanding at end of period	$ 7.40	$ 6.95
Vested and expected to vest - end of period	$ 7.40
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Outstanding balance	2 years 10 months 21 days	2 years 10 months 6 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Granted	4 years 5 months 5 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Exercised	11 months 12 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Forfeited	2 years 6 months 18 days
Vested and expected to vest - end of period	2 years 10 months 21 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at beginning of period	$ 2.81
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at end of period	2.31	2.81
Vested and expected to vest - end of period	$ 2.29

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 250,874	$ 6,408	$ 55,455	$ 224,442	$ (35,431)
Proceeds from stock issuance	5,610	107	5,503
Purchase of treasury stock	(1,868)				(1,868)
Stock based compensation	2,698		2,698
Net income	20,788			20,788
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	$ 278,102	$ 6,512	$ 63,656	$ 245,230	$ (37,299)

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies

4.       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Gabon

As part of securing the second ten year production license with the government of Gabon for the Etame Marin block, the Company agreed to a cash funding arrangement for the eventual abandonment of the offshore wells, platforms and facilities. The agreement provides for annual funding beginning with the calendar year 2012 and continuing over the remaining life of the production license. Amounts paid will be reimbursed through the cost account and are non-refundable to the Company. The initial funding took place in October 2014 for calendar years 2012 and 2013 totaling $2.4 million net to the Company. The funding for calendar year 2014 is expected to be paid in the fourth quarter of 2014 in the amount of $1.2 million net to the Company.  As in prior periods, the obligation for abandonment of the Gabon offshore facilities is included in the asset retirement obligation shown on the Company’s balance sheet.

The sixth exploration license for the Etame Marin block expired on July 7, 2014.  In the second quarter of 2014, and prior to the deadline, the Company submitted a proposal for a seventh exploration license and is in negotiations with the Republic of Gabon to obtain the extension.  As the Company would not be able to drill the remaining leasehold by the expiration of the exploration license, and due to the uncertainty of obtaining the exploration license, the balance of undeveloped leasehold costs of $0.8 million was recorded as exploration expense in the second quarter of 2014.

Angola

The Company is the operator of Block 5, offshore Angola, a 1.4 million acre property. The Company’s working interest is 40%. Additionally, the Company is required to carry the Angolan national oil company, Sonangol P&P, for 10% of the work program. The Company had a two well exploration commitment per the terms of the primary exploration period.  Due to the uncertainty that the primary term of the exploration license would be extended by the Republic of Angola before the November 30, 2014 expiration date, in October 2014, the Company entered into the Subsequent Exploration Phase (“SEP”), together with its working interest partner, Sonangol P&P, as provided for in the Production Sharing Agreement signed in 2006 with the Republic of Angola. The SEP extends the exploration period for an additional three year period such that the new expiry date for exploration activities is November 30, 2017. Entering into the SEP requires the Company and its partner to acquire 3D seismic covering six hundred square kilometers and to drill two additional exploration wells.

By entering the SEP, the Companyis now required to drill a total of four exploration wells during the exploration extension period.  The four well obligations include the two well commitments under the primary exploration period that carries over to the SEP period.  A $10.0 million dollar assessment ($5.0 million dollars net to VAALCO) applies to each of the four commitment exploration wells, if any, that remain undrilled at the end of the exploration period in November 2017. Restricted cash of $10.0 million for the two new commitment wells will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The Company has already satisfied the seismic obligation of the SEP with the purchase of 3D seismic in the outboard segment of the block which is currently being processedand will continue into 2015.

A drilling rig contract was signed in July 2014 for a semi-submersible rig to drill the exploration well on the Kindele prospect, a post-salt objective. The well is expected to begin drilling in December 2014. Drilling this well will satisfy one of the four exploration well obligations and release $5.0 million of the $10.0 million recorded as restricted cash at September 30, 2014 by the Company.

Asset Retirement Obligation

The Company is carrying $13.7 million of asset retirement obligation as of September 30, 2014, representing the present value of our future obligations for the future abandonment costs of tangible assets such as platforms, well, pipelines and other facilities.

A summary of the recording of the estimated fair value of the Company’s asset retirement obligations is presented as follows:

	2014
Balance at January 1,	$	11,463
Accretion Expense		414
Additions		2,143
Settlements		(361	)
Balance at September 30,	$	13,659

In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company increased the asset retirement obligation to recognize the abandonment liability for two new platforms installed in the third quarter of 2014, in offshore Gabon.

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Stock-based Compensation - Summary of Restricted Stock Activity (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted Stock, Outstanding at the beginning of period		100,000
Restricted Stock, Granted		99,468
Restricted Stock, Vested		(31,600)
Restricted Stock, Forfeited		0
Restricted Stock, Outstanding at the end of period	167,868	167,868
Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted Stock, Granted	0
Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Outstanding at the beginning of period		$ 5.89
Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Granted		$ 6.98
Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Vested		$ 6.98
Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Forfeited		$ 0
Grant Date Fair Value Per Share, Outstanding at the end of period	$ 6.32	$ 6.32

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Asset Retirement Obligations

A summary of the recording of the estimated fair value of the Company’s asset retirement obligations is presented as follows:

	2014
Balance at January 1,	$	11,463
Accretion Expense		414
Additions		2,143
Settlements		(361	)
Balance at September 30,	$	13,659