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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000894627
  VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
  001-32167
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  713-623-0801
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  Former Officer
  Common
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  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  10000
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  103455525
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  NYSE
  Common
  06/25/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  06/25/2023
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  65
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  Compensation
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  Suite 700
  Houston
  TX
  77042
  Common
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  /s/ Bradley Camilo, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Jason Doornik