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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="egy_NumberOfContractExtensionPeriods_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number Of Contract Extension Periods</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Contractual obligation</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="egy_AcquisitionCostsGrossAmount" xlink:to="egy_AcquisitionCostsGrossAmount_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="egy_AcquisitionCostsGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquisition Costs, Gross Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="egy_AcquisitionCostsGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquisition Costs, Gross Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="egy_AcquisitionCostsGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash paid for signing bonus, gross amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="egy_PaymentOfSigningBonusAllocatedToProvedAndUnprovedProperty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payment Of Signing Bonus, Allocated To Proved And Unproved Property</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="egy_IncreaseDecreaseInValueAddedTaxReceivableGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (Decrease) In Value Added Tax Receivable, Gross Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="egy_IncreaseDecreaseInValueAddedTaxReceivableGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (Decrease) In Value Added Tax Receivable, Gross Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="egy_IncreaseDecreaseInValueAddedTaxReceivableGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reduction in VAT receivable, gross amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="egy_AccruedLiabilitiesEndOfDrillingActivitiesGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accrued Liabilities, End Of Drilling Activities, Gross Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="egy_AccruedLiabilitiesEndOfDrillingActivitiesGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accrued Liabilities, End Of Drilling Activities, Gross Amount</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsProvedProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allocated to proved leasehold cost</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsUnprovedProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allocated to unproved leasehold cost</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="egy_NumberOfDrilledWellsRequiredByAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of drilled wells required by agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="egy_NumberOfAppraisalWellsRequiredByAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number Of Appraisal Wells Required By Agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="egy_EstimatedCostsOfWellsGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Costs Of Wells, Gross Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="egy_EstimatedCostsOfWellsGrossAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated costs of wells, gross amount</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CostsIncurredDevelopmentCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated costs of wells</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="egy_EstimatedCostsOfTechnicalStudies_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Costs Of Technical Studies</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="egy_EstimatedCostsOfTechnicalStudies_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated Costs Of Technical Studies</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="egy_EstimatedCostsOfTechnicalStudies_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated costs of technical studies</label>
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