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09/12/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 1947J  Vaalco Energy Inc  09 December 2022

 

 

VAALCO ENERGY, INC. PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE

 

HOUSTON - December 9, 2022 - VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY)
("VAALCO" or the "Company") today provided an operational update including
additional information on the North Tchibala 2H-ST well.

 

Highlights

 

·    In Gabon, the North Tchibala 2H-ST well was brought online in early
November and flowed at a low, controlled rate to allow for cleanup and to
minimize negative impact to the completion;

·    Through early December, the well has flowed, but with temporary
interruptions for operational activity and shut-ins for pressure build up
analysis with the following results:

o Produced approximately 8,000 gross barrels of oil, or about 275 gross
barrels of oil per day ("BOPD");

o Recovered about 33% of injected completion fluid;

o Cleanup is continuing and pressure transient analysis indicates the lower
stimulated zones may not be contributing;

o Conducting chemical analysis on oil recovered from the well that will help
determine if all zones that were fracture stimulated are producing;

 

·    Post-frac modeling suggests that the well is capable of producing
rates at or above 1,500 gross BOPD;

 

·    On December 4(th), the first lifting from the new FSO "TELI" was
successfully completed at the same time that the final remaining volumes from
the Nautipa FPSO were removed;

 

·    In Egypt, VAALCO expects to spud the first horizontal well on
December 12(th), with completion operations planned for first quarter 2023;

 

·    In Canada, the tie in of the 4-10 well is expected in late December
with an expected flow rate of about 200 barrels of oil equivalent per day
before year end; and

 

·    Also in Canada, construction on the 14-25-29-04W5 surface lease has
been completed with drilling expected to start in early January 2023.

 

 

 

George Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We continue to monitor
the fluids flowing from the North Tchibala 2H-ST well to better understand its
results. During cleanup, the well has been producing about 275 gross BOPD,
however our post-frac modeling indicates that the well is capable of producing
rates in excess of 1,500 gross BOPD. The well is not cleaning up as expected,
with only about 33% of completion fluid recovered. We are continuing to gather
information to understand why the lower stimulated zones may not yet be
contributing any meaningful production. We will continue to monitor the well
and plan to provide additional information to the market once we have analyzed
all the data.

 

We are continuing to integrate the TransGlobe team and assets into our
strategic vision and with no debt and strong free cash flow generation, we
remain confident that VAALCO will be able to deliver meaningful value to our
shareholders."

 

 

About VAALCO

 

VAALCO, founded in 1985 and incorporated under the laws of Delaware, is a
Houston, USA based, independent energy company with production, development
and exploration assets in Africa and Canada.

 

Following its business combination with TransGlobe in October 2022, VAALCO
owns a diverse portfolio of operated production, development and exploration
assets across Gabon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea and Canada.

 

For Further Information

 VAALCO Energy, Inc. (General and Investor Enquiries)  +00 1 713 623 0801
 Website:                                              www.vaalco.com

 Al Petrie Advisors (US Investor Relations)            +00 1 713 543 3422
 Al Petrie / Chris Delange

 Buchanan (UK Financial PR)                            +44 (0) 207 466 5000
 Ben Romney / Jon Krinks                               VAALCO@buchanan.uk.com

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are
intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by those laws and other
applicable laws and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities laws. Where a forward-looking statement
expresses or implies an expectation or belief as to future events or results,
such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a
reasonable basis. All statements other than statements of historical fact may
be forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "forecast," "outlook," "aim," "target," "will," "could,"
"should," "may," "likely," "plan" and "probably" or similar words may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that
a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press
release include, but are not limited to, statements relating to (i) the
Arrangement and VAALCO's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and
synergies expected from the Arrangement; (ii) estimates of future drilling,
production and sales of crude oil and natural gas; (iii) estimates of future
cost reductions, synergies, including pre-tax synergies, savings and
efficiencies; (iv) expectations regarding VAALCO's ability to effectively
integrate assets and properties it acquired as a result of the Arrangement
into its operations; (v) the amount and timing of stock repurchases, if any,
under the Company's Stock Buyback Program and VAALCO's ability to enhance
stockholder value through such plan; (vi) expectations regarding future
exploration and the development, growth and potential of the combined
company's operations, project pipeline and investments, and schedule and
anticipated benefits to be derived therefrom; (vii) expectations regarding
future investments or divestitures; (viii) expectations of future dividends
and returns to stockholders; (ix) expectations of future balance sheet
strength; (x) expectations of future equity and enterprise value; (xi)
expectations of the continued listing of VAALCO's common stock on the NYSE and
LSE and (xii) VAALCO's ability to finalize documents and effectively execute
the POD for the Venus development in Block P.

 

Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future
results expressed, projected or implied by the forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks relating
to any unforeseen liabilities of VAALCO or TransGlobe; the tax treatment of
the Arrangement in the United States and Canada; declines in oil or natural
gas prices; the level of success in exploration, development and production
activities; adverse weather conditions that may negatively impact development
or production activities; the right of host governments in countries where we
operate to expropriate property and terminate contracts (including the Etame
PSC and the Block P PSC) for reasons of public interest, subject to reasonable
compensation, determinable by the respective government in its discretion; the
timing and costs of exploration and development expenditures; inaccuracies of
reserve estimates or assumptions underlying them; revisions to reserve
estimates as a result of changes in commodity prices; impacts to financial
statements as a result of impairment write-downs; the ability to generate cash
flows that, along with cash on hand, will be sufficient to support operations
and cash requirements; the ability to attract capital or obtain debt financing
arrangements; currency exchange rates and regulations; actions by joint
venture co-owners; hedging decisions, including whether or not to enter into
derivative financial instruments; international, federal and state initiatives
relating to the regulation of hydraulic fracturing; failure of asses to yield
oil or gas in commercially viable quantities; uninsured or underinsured losses
resulting from oil and gas operations; inability to access oil and gas markets
due to market conditions or operational impediments; the impact and costs of
compliance with laws and regulations governing oil and gas operations; the
ability to replace oil and natural gas reserves; any loss of senior management
or technical personnel; competition in the oil and gas industry; the risk that
the Arrangement may not increase VAALCO's relevance to investors in the
international E&P industry, increase capital market access through scale
and diversification or provide liquidity benefits for stockholders; and other
risks described under the caption "Risk Factors" in VAALCO's 2021 Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022 and in VAALCO's
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on August 30,
2022.

 

Inside Information

 

This announcement contains inside information as defined in Regulation (EU)
No. 596/2014 on market abuse which is part of UK domestic law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR") and is made in accordance with
the Company's obligations under article 17 of MAR. The person responsible for
arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of VAALCO is Michael
Silver, Corporate Secretary of VAALCO.

 

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