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Impairment of Proved Properties - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties | $ 5,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties | $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfOilAndGasProperties |
| Southeast Etame And North Tchibala field | ||
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| Asset value remaining after impairment charges |
$ 0egy_AssetCarryingValueAfterImpairmentCharges / dei_LegalEntityAxis = egy_SoutheastEtameAndNorthTchibalaMember |
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Asset carrying value after impairment charges. No definition available.
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- Definition
The expense recorded to reduce the value of oil and gas assets consisting of proved properties and unproved properties as the estimate of future successful production from these properties is reduced. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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