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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-08-001499
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080521
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080521
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080521

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:		08850947

	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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and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously.&#160;&#160;Identify the previous filing by registration statement
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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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On May 21, 2008, Nanes Delorme Partners issued the following press release and
letter to stockholders.&#160; A copy of the press release and letter were posted
at http://www.ImproveVAALCO.com.</font><br></div>
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May 21, 8:30 am ET</font></div>
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Stockholders to Vote for Minority Slate of Director Nominees Committed to
Corporate Governance Reforms, Focusing Operations and Maximizing Stockholder
Value</font></div>
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YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanes Delorme Partners I LP (&#8220;Nanes Delorme Partners&#8221;)
today sent the following letter to all VAALCO Energy, Inc. (&#8220;VAALCO&#8221; or the
&#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE: <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">EGY</font> - <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">News</font>) stockholders in
which Nanes Delorme Partners discusses the Company's need for new highly
qualified, independent board members who will represent stockholders' best
interests. Nanes Delorme Partners has nominated Mr. Julien Balkany, Mr. Leonard
Toboroff and Mr. Clarence Cottman III for election to the Board of Directors at
the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June
4th, 2008. The letter to stockholders and other proxy materials are available at
<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.ImproveVAALCO.com</font>.</font></div>
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Balkany, a Managing Member of Nanes Balkany Partners LLC, the General Partner of
Nanes Delorme Partners, stated: <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;</font>As VAALCO's
largest stockholder, we are increasingly disappointed by VAALCO's Board and
management team's overall lack of commitment to enhancing stockholder value. We
believe this election is about value and accountability and thus far they have
failed to provide either. The current Board appears willing to do anything to
remain entrenched, even if its actions come at the expense of stockholders' best
interests.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;</font></font></div>
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Balkany continued, <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;</font>Over the last
several weeks VAALCO has launched a campaign rooted in misleading facts and
unnecessary scare tactics designed to distract stockholders from the Company's
poor performance. We believe that for stockholders to make an informed decision,
it is important to separate some of the myths that have been propagated by
VAALCO from the reality.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;</font></font></div>
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Balkany concluded, <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;</font>We are confident
that VAALCO stockholders recognize that we are proposing a minority slate of
directors who will represent the interests of all stockholders and if elected,
will take the necessary steps to improve corporate governance, focus operations
and retain a top tier investment bank to evaluate and explore all strategic
alternatives for maximizing stockholder value. We believe the time to elect new
directors to the Board is now.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;</font></font></div>
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DELORME PARTNERS I LP</font></div>
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2008</font></div>
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Fellow Stockholders,</font></div>
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election is about value and accountability. Thus far VAALCO&#8217;s Board and
management team have failed to provide either. The current Board appears willing
to do anything to remain entrenched, even if its actions come at the expense of
stockholders&#8217; best interests.</font></div>
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last several weeks VAALCO has launched a campaign rooted in misleading facts and
scare tactics to distract stockholders from the Company&#8217;s poor performance. For
stoc<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">kholders to make
an informed decision, it is important to separate the MYTHS that have been
propagated by VAALCO from the REALITY:</font></font></div>
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operating performance is among the best i</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">n the industry.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">80% of the exploration and appraisal
wells drilled by VAALCO have been successful; 100% of the development wells on
the Etame block have been successful.</font></font></div>
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exploration failures that the Company spent unwisely on. Within the last 3 years
the Company has drilled only 2 exploration wells, both have been unsuccessful,
thus <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">a 100% failure
rate</font>. In January 2008, VAALCO announced it had drilled a non-commercial
well in the North Sea at a cost of over $14 million to stoc<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">kholders. Ask yourself why
VAALCO wants stockholders to ignore this significant failure. How many more dry
holes can VAALCO&#8217;s stockholders afford?</font></font></div>
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WARRANTS CHANGE AT THE BOARD LEVEL</font></div>
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Board and management have a trac</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">k record of delivering superior
returns.</font></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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">REALITY</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">: </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On March 13, 2008, the
Company&#8217;s CEO provided first quarter earnings guidance of $.20 to .25 per share.
Less than 60 days later, the Company missed its EPS forecast by 17 cents and net
income decreased from</font> $4.6 million, or 8 cents a share, to $1.8 million,
or 3 cents a share -- a decrease of approximately 60%. Ask yourself whether
management really believes that they are delivering superior returns with their
dismal performance. In the two-year period prior<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> to our public
involvement, VAALCO&#8217;s stock was </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">down 22%</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">&#160;</font>while the
S&amp;P 500 Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Index was <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">up 74%</font>.</font></div>
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MISLEADING STATEMENTS AND BASELESS LAWSUIT ARE DESIGNED TO DISTRACT STOCKHOLDERS
FROM DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE</font></div>
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Partners and Pilatus Energy are very different than VAALCO
stockholders.</font></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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">REALITY</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">:</font> Pilatus Energy SA is a
privately held Swiss investment company, controlled and headed by the United
Arab Emirates billionaire Abbas Ibrahim Yousef Al Yousef.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> Contrary to VAALCO&#8217;s
assertions, Mr. Le Floch-Prigent is NOT a shareholder, director, appointed
officer, nor employee of Pilatus. In addition, Pilatus is one of our multiple
limited partners and has no influence on the general partner of</font> Nanes
Delorme Partners. In addition, Pilatus has no interest in controlling or
acquiring VAALCO or any of its assets. They only benefit from its investment in
VAALCO through the performance of our investment fund, which held among other
securities 4.7 million shares of the Company. Our interests are aligned with all
stockholders. We only have one goal, which is to maximize value for all
stockholders. Five existing directors of VAALCO own less than 2,000 shares of
common stock of the Company in the aggregate. Ask yourself whether their
interests are the same as yours.</font></div>
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Fight for VAALCO,<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;</font> Africa Energy
Intelligence, 05/20/08. Permission to use quotation neither sought nor
obtained.</font></div>
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experience, a conflict of interest with VAALCO and should not be a Board
member.</font></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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">REALITY</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">: </font>Julien Balkany has executed
several hundred million dollars worth of oil and gas transactions on both the
buy- and sell-side. He has extensive experience and knowledge of West Africa,
which will be a valuable asset to assist in the process of reviewing strategic
alternatives.</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">Moreover,
on April 21, three days before it filed its proxy materials, the Company
presented us with an unsolicited settlement agreement offering to appoint Julien
Balkany to the Board. Why would VAALCO offer Mr. Balkany a Board seat if he had
no relevant experience and a serious conflict of interest?</font></div>
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NEEDS TO HIRE A TRULY INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISORY FIRM</font></div>
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interest.</font></font></div>
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&amp; Co., which has little expertise in advising E&amp;P companies, is
currently VAALCO&#8217;s primary investment bank and strategic advisor. In 2005 BBH
sold their 65% share </font>in VAALCO and while three former employees of the
Company resigned, Robert L. Gerry III, Chairman and CEO, who has strong family
ties to the firm, stayed on. Ask yourself would a Board of Directors who wanted
to obtain the best advice hire Brown Brothers Harriman or a nationally
recognized investment bank with extensive oil and gas experience, such as
Goldman Sachs or Lehman Brothers. We believe the answer is obvious.</font></div>
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be clear, we are seeking a <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">MINORITY</font>
representation on the Board and our independent, experienced directors are
completely aligned with stockholders. All three of our nominees are highly
successful business people with deep expertise and knowledge of the oil and gas
industry.</font></div>
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OUR WEBSITE AT <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">WWW.IMPROVEVAALCO.COM</font>
AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF</font></div>
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Nanes Delorme Partners is proposing three independent and experienced directors,
with extensive oil &amp; gas industry exp<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ertise. As VAALCO&#8217;s
largest stockholder, we have made every effort to work constructively with
current management, but we now believe that change at the Board level is
necessary. Visit our website at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.ImproveV</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">AALCO.com</font> to read
about our nominees and their experience, and decide for yourself who is best
positioned for election to the Board.</font></div>
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the GOLD proxy card today.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Even if
you have already voted for the Company&#8217;s slate, you have every right to change
your mind.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Simply sign
and date the GOLD proxy card--only the latest dated proxy card you return will
be counted.</font></font></div>
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regardless of how many shares you own.</font> If you have any questions or need
assistance in filling out your GOLD proxy card, please call our proxy
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value for all VAALCO stockholders.</font></div>
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Julien
Balkany</font></div>
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Delorme Partners I LP is 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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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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