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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-08-001477
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080519
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080519
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080519

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000894627
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				760274813
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32167
		FILM NUMBER:		08846068

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 POST OAK PL STE 309
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-623-0801

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 POST OAK PL STE 309
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Nanes Delorme Partners I LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001429149
		IRS NUMBER:				261808145
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O NANES BALKANY PARTNERS LLC
		STREET 2:		230 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10169
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 499-2993

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O NANES BALKANY PARTNERS LLC
		STREET 2:		230 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10169
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2008, Nanes Delorme Partners I LP (&#8220;Nanes Delorme Partners&#8221;), together with the
other participants named herein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying GOLD proxy
card to be used to solicit votes for the election of its nominees at the 2008
annual meeting of stockholders of VAALCO Energy Inc., a Delaware
corporation.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item 1:
On May 19, 2008, Nanes Delorme Partners issued the following press
release.&#160; A copy of the press release was posted at
http://www.ImproveVAALCO.com.</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NANES
DELORME PARTNERS FILES INVESTOR PRESENTATION IN SUPPORT OF ELECTION OF A
MINORITY SLATE TO VAALCO&#8217;S BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Presentation
Highlights Nanes Delorme Partners&#8217; Concerns Regarding VAALCO&#8217;s Lack of
Commitment to Enhance Stockholder Value</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NEW YORK, NY &#8211; MAY 19, 2008 &#8211;
</font>Nanes Delorme Partners I L.P. (&#8220;Nanes Delorme Partners&#8221;) today announced
that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an investor
presentation for VAALCO Energy, Inc. (&#8220;VAALCO&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE: EGY)
stockholders in which Nanes Delorme Partners urges VAALCO stockholders to vote
for its minority slate of highly qualified, independent director nominees at
VAALCO&#8217;s Annual Meeting on June 4, 2008.&#160;&#160;The Nanes Delorme Partners
director nominees are Mr. Julien Balkany, Mr. Leonard Toboroff and Mr. Clarence
Cottman III.&#160;&#160;The presentation and other proxy materials are available
at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.ImproveVAALCO.com</font>
or <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.sec.gov</font>.</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Nanes
Delorme Partners, with associated entities, currently beneficially owns
4,700,000 of the outstanding shares of VAALCO, representing approximately 7.9%
of the Company, making it the largest stockholder of VAALCO based on publicly
available information.</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
investor presentation filed today addresses what Nanes Delorme Partners believes
are critical issues regarding VAALCO&#8217;s current incumbent directors and their
sincere lack of interest in improving the Company&#8217;s strategic direction,
operating performance and corporate governance.&#160;&#160;The presentation
includes, among other things, Nanes Delorme Partners&#8217; concerns about
VAALCO&#8217;s:</font></div>
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      and the Board&#8217;s dismissal of stockholder
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      of consistent strategic vision and failure to consider strategic
      alternatives;</font></div>
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potential;</font></div>
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performance;</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Julien
Balkany, a Managing Member of Nanes Balkany Partners LLC, the General Partner of
Nanes Delorme Partners, stated: &#8220;The Board&#8217;s recent rhetoric, fabrications and
baseless lawsuit demonstrates that it has no regard for its stockholders, nor
the democratic process, and is uninterested in taking steps to increase
stockholder value beyond the misguided strategy that management currently has in
place.&#160;&#160;The Board and management of VAALCO should focus their energy
and resources on improving the Company&#8217;s poor performance and maximizing
stockholder value rather than wasting stockholder money and trying to mislead
investors.&#8221;</font></div>
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Balkany added, &#8220;We are also troubled by the apparent conflicts of interest at
VAALCO and on its Board.&#160;&#160;Despite having sold its controlling interest
in VAALCO in early 2005, Brown Brothers Harriman appears to continue to have
tremendous influence over the Board through its direct family ties to Chairman
and CEO Robert L. Gerry III as well as its current role advising the
Company.&#160;&#160;In addition, Brown Brothers Harriman has little expertise in
the oil and gas industry.&#160;&#160;We believe stockholders deserve a truly
independent financial advisory firm that possesses the correct industry and
geographical focus in order to evaluate and explore all strategic
alternatives.&#8221;</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr.
Balkany concluded, &#8220;We are committed to standing up for, and protecting the
rights of, all stockholders.&#160;&#160;We will not be deterred from expressing
our views in a democratic process because it is alarmingly apparent that VAALCO
stockholders need new independent voices on the Board.&#8221;</font><br></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">About
Nanes Delorme Partners I LP</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Nanes
Delorme Partners I LP is a U.S.-based hedge fund that invests primarily in the
oil and gas exploration and production sector. Nanes Delorme Partners I LP
pursues active investments in publicly traded companies that it believes are
trading at a significant discount to their intrinsic values or where one or more
potential catalysts exist that could materially unlock the inherent value of
those companies.</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
General Partner of Nanes Delorme Partners I LP is Nanes Balkany Partners
LLC.</font></div>
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Verbinnen &amp; Co.</font></div>
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Caminiti/Dan Gagnier/Jane Simmons, 212-687-8080</font></div>
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