VAALCO to Present at 40th Annual Howard Weil Energy Conference

HOUSTON, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today announced that Robert L. Gerry, VAALCO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 40th Annual Howard Weil Energy Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 11:25 a.m. Central Time (12:25 p.m. Eastern Time).

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The conference will not be webcasted.  A copy of the slide presentation will be available on the day of the presentation on VAALCO's web site: www.vaalco.com.

About VAALCO
VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil.  VAALCO's strategy is to increase reserves and production through the exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas properties with high emphasis on international opportunities.  The company's properties and exploration acreage are located primarily in Gabon and Angola, West Africa and the United States.

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