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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000894627-16-000095
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160705
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160705
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160705

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32167
		FILM NUMBER:		161751230

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9800 RICHMOND AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77042
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-499-1465

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9800 RICHMOND AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77042
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			Form 8-K
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">July 5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">, 2016</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">July 5</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">, 2016, VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) issued a press release </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">announcing</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> that it executed an agreement with Transocean Ltd. regarding the remaining contract term associated with the Constellation II rig utilized in the Company&#x2019;s recent drilling progra</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">m offshore Gabon. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The press release also included an operational update</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being &#x201C;furnished&#x201D; and shall not be deemed to be &#x201C;filed&#x201D; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any Company filing, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to 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 </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">hereunto</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> duly authorized.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;July 5</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">, 2016</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Eric J. Christ</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 6pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 6pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;"></font>
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			<a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">VAALCO </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">ANNOUNCES</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;"> AGREEMENT </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">REGARDING REMAINING </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">CONTRACT TERM</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">ON </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">OFFSHORE GABON</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">DRILLING </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">RIG AND </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">HOUSTON &#x2013; July</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;"> &nbsp;5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;"> 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> &#x2013; VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">announced that it has</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> executed an</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> agreement </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">with Transocean </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Ltd. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">regarding the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">remaining </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">contract term </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">associated with </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">the Constellation II rig </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">utilized in the Company&#x2019;s recent drilling program offshore Gabon</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> which</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> provides for payment of $</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">5.1</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> million net to VAALCO</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&#x2019;s interest</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> for unused rig days under the contract</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">T</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">h</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">is</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> amount</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> plus </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">the Company&#x2019;s share of </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">demobilization</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> charges,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> will be paid </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">in seven equal monthly installments beginning in July. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Total Company p</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">roduction for the second quarter of 2016 ave</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">raged approximately </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">700</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> net</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> barrels of oil </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">equivalent </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">per day (BO</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">EPD)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">, up </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">% from 4,516 net BOEP</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">D</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> in the first quarter of 2016.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">On June 23</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">the electrical submersible pump</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">s</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> (ESP</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">s</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">) in the South Tchibala 2-H well failed</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> resulting in the well being temporarily shut-in.&nbsp;&nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">he well was producing appro</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">ximately 1,700 barrels of oil per day gross, or </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">415</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">net</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> to the Company</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">, prior to being </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">temporarily </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">shut-in</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">VAALCO </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">is working to mobilize</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">a &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">hydraulic</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> workover unit to move onto t</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">he Avouma platform </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">and replace the ESP</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">s</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">in the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">well</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> which is expected to be </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">back on production by </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">early fourth quarter 2016</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">. The Company said that </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">using a hydraulic unit to replace the ESP</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">s</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> rather than </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">mobilizing </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">a jackup rig results in substantially lower cost for </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">workover. VAALCO&#x2019;s net share of the cost is expected to be approximately $</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">1.5 million</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> &nbsp;The Company further commented that it does not plan to change its annual production guidance at this time as a result of this </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">temporary well shut-in</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Steve Guidry, the Company&#x2019;s Chief Executive Officer</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">, commented: </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&#x201C;We </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">are very pleased to have reached a fair and amicable settlement with Transocean following the release of the rig utilized in our offshore Gabon drilling</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> program.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">We appreciate the relationship with Transocean and their support of our operations</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">While low oil prices were the</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> primary factor in our r</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">eleasing the rig</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">, the benefit of our drilling program through that point was further evidenced in the second quarter when our production averaged approximately </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">4,700</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> BOE per day, </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">at the top </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">end of guidance for the quarter.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Thus far in 2016, we have experienced very high production uptime along with </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">more shallow</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> declines from new wells placed on production in the last twelve months.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">The shut</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">in of the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">South Tchibala 2-H </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">well is expected to be only a short</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">term temporary disruption</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> therefore we don&#x2019;t see a need to change our current annual production guidance of 3,700 to 4,500 BOE per day at this time.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&#x201D;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil. The Company's properties and exploration acreage are lo</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">cated primarily in Gabon,</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;"> Equa</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">torial Guinea and Angola in West Africa</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are those concerning VAALCO's plans, expectations, and objectives for future drilling, completion, workover and other operations and activities. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this release that address activities, events or developments that VAALCO expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements may include expected capital expenditures, future drilling plans, prospect evaluations, liquidity, negotiations with governments and third parties, expectations regarding processing facilities, and reserve growth. These statements are based on assumptions made by VAALCO based on its experience, perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond VAALCO's control. These risks include, but are not limited to, oil and gas price volatility, inflation, general economic conditions, the Company's success in discovering, developing and producing reserves, lack of availability of goods, services and capital, environmental risks, drilling risks, foreign operational risks, and regulatory changes. These and other risks are further described in VAALCO's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. VAALCO disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.</font>
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