POWER OF ATTORNEY

With respect to holdings of and transactions in securities issued by VAALCO
Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael G. Silver and Michael C. Haden, or either of them acting singly
and with full power of substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1.  prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
    behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
    "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
    necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
    undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by
    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any
    rule or regulation of the SEC;

2.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
    capacity as an officer or director or both of the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5
    (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
    Exchange Act, and the rules thereunder;

3.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
    which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
    4 or 5, complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file such
    form with the SEC and any securities exchange or similar authority,
    including without limitation any documents necessary or appropriate to
    enable the undersigned to file the Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the
    SEC; and

4.  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
    foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
    to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
    being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
    behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
    such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-
    fact may approve in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact. The undersigned
    hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
    and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
    proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
    granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
    could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and
    resubstitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
    attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall
    lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
    rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is any Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with the Exchange
Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this  31st day of January 2022.

                                                          /s/ Fabrice Nze-Bekale
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                                                              Fabrice Nze-Bekale