VAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

HOUSTON, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today reported operational and financial results for the first quarter of 2025. First Quarter 2025 Highlights and Recent Key Items: Reported net income of $7.7 million ($0.07 per diluted share), Adjusted Net Income of $6.3 million ($0.06 per diluted share) and Adjusted EBITDAX(1) of $57.0 million; Produced 17,764 net revenue interest (“NRI”)(2) barrels of oil equivalent per day (“BOEPD”), above the high end of guidance, or 22,402 working interest (“WI”)(3) BOEPD, toward the high end of guidance;Sold 19,074 NRI BOEPD, toward the high end of guidance;Entered into new reserves based revolving credit facility with an initial commitment of $190 million with the ability to grow to $300 million, secured against certain Vaalco assets;Reduced full year capital expenditure guidance by about 10%, without impacting full year production or sales guidance;Acquired 70% WI(3) in and will operate the CI-705 block in offshore Côte D’Ivoire; Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock to be paid on June 27, 2025; andAnnounced that it will host a Capital Markets Day presentation on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (1)Adjusted EBITDAX, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Working Capital and Free Cash Flow are Non-GAAP financial measures and are described and reconciled to the closest GAAP measure in the attached table under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”(2)All NRI sales and production rates are Vaalco's working interest volumes less royalty volumes, where applicable.(3)All WI production rates and volumes are Vaalco's working interest volumes, where applicable. George Maxwell, Vaalco’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “We delivered another successful quarter, once again meeting or exceeding our guidance. Sales for the first quarter were toward the high end of guidance and our NRI production was above the high end of guidance, leading to solid net income of $0.07 per diluted share and Adjusted EBITDAX of $57.0 million. We continue to execute our strategic vision, with multiple accomplishments achieved in the first quarter that lay the foundation for profitable growth in 2025 and beyond. We entered into a new credit facility that will supplement our internally generated cash flow and cash balance to assist in funding our robust organic growth projects. In Côte D’Ivoire, we commenced the FPSO refurbishment project and are preparing for a drilling campaign in 2026 to augment the production and economic life of the Baobab field. In Gabon, we are preparing for the 2025/2026 drilling program which is scheduled to begin in Q3 2025. While we are continuing with these two major projects, we have decided to reduce our capital expenditure budget for 2025 by about 10%. We are delaying discretionary capital spending and are deferring our capital program in Canada. We are doing all of this without impacting production or sales forecasts for 2025 due to the strong performance of our assets in Gabon and Egypt.” “We believe that we are well positioned to fund the meaningful growth and opportunities that we have planned over the next few years which should lead to even greater growth and value for the remainder of the decade. We look forward to providing additional details at our Capital Markets Day next week describing our diversified asset portfolio and the upside that we believe is available to drive future organic growth.” Operational Update Egypt The start of the 2024 drilling campaign was deferred until late 2024. In Q4 2024, we completed one well. In Q1 2025, we completed an additional five wells. Four of the five wells that were completed in Q1 2025 were brought online and had an average initial production rate for the first 30 days of approximately 135 barrels of oil per day (“BOPD”). The fifth well was brought online in early Q2 2025. In addition to all new wells successfully increasing production levels, new reserves and a new production zone were discovered in the Bakr formation. The Company is reviewing several options to improve flow as the reservoir contains heavier oil. The Company continues to perform detailed technical reviews of its newly drilled and existing wells while also continuing to work on enhancing production through a series of planned workovers and recompletions. Canada In the first half of 2024, Vaalco drilled and completed four 2.75 mile lateral wells in Canada. These wells continue to meet production expectations and the Company is monitoring their longer-term performance for future drilling opportunities. In 2025, Vaalco has decided to defer the drilling of additional wells in Canada to reduce the Company's overall capital expenditures. Gabon The Company secured a drilling rig in December 2024 in conjunction with its 2025/2026 drilling program, which is planned to begin in Q3 2025 to drill multiple development wells, and appraisal or exploration wells, as well as to perform workovers, with options to drill additional wells. Vaalco plans to drill the wells at both the Etame platform and at the Seent platform, and perform a re-drill and several workovers in the Ebouri field to access production and reserves that were previously shut in and removed from proved reserves due to the presence of hydrogen sulfide (“H2S”). In Q1 2025, Vaalco conducted an extended flow test on the Ebouri 4-H well to gather information on the H2S concentrations at this location to aid in equipment design and to evaluate Vaalco's chemical crude sweetening process. The well has flowed for over four months, and the H2S concentration is within modeling expectations, demonstrating Vaalco's ability to treat the oil. The well has provided additional production, with some additional operating costs associated with the chemical treatment, adding to the Company's strong first quarter results. Côte d'Ivoire As part of the planned dry dock refurbishment, the Baobab Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (“FPSO”) ceased hydrocarbon production on January 31, 2025 and the final lifting of crude oil from the FPSO took place in February 2025. The vessel departed from the field in late March 2025 and is now currently under tow to the shipyard in Dubai for the refurbishment. Significant development drilling is expected to begin in 2026 after the FPSO is expected to return to service with potential meaningful additions to production from the main Baobab field in CI-40, as well as a potential future development of the Kossipo field, which is also on the license. In March 2025, Vaalco announced that it had farmed into the CI-705 block offshore Côte d’Ivoire. Vaalco is the operator of the block with a 70% WI and a 100% paying interest through a commercial carry arrangement and is partnering with Ivory Coast Exploration Oil & Gas SAS and PETROCI. The CI-705 block is located in the prolific Tano basin and is approximately 70 kilometers (“km”) to the west of Vaalco’s CI-40 Block, where the Baobab and Kossipo oil fields are located, and 60 km west of ENI’s recent Calao discovery. Block CI-705 covers approximately 2,300 km2 and is lightly explored with three wells drilled to date on the block. The water depth across the block ranges from zero to 2,500 meters. Vaalco has invested $3 million to acquire its interest in the new block, which it believes has significant prospectivity. Financial Update – First Quarter of 2025 Vaalco reported net income of $7.7 million ($0.07 per diluted share) for Q1 2025, which was down 34% compared with net income of $11.7 million ($0.11 per diluted share) in Q4 2024 and up modestly compared to $7.7 million ($0.07 per diluted share) in Q1 2024. The decrease in earnings compared with Q4 2024 was driven by lower sales volume in Q1 2025 of 1,717 MBOE compared to a sales volume of 1,872 MBOE in Q4 2024 and higher production expense, partially offset by lower depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) and lower income tax expense. Adjusted EBITDAX totaled $57.0 million in Q1 2025, a 25% decrease from $76.2 million in Q4 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volumes and higher production expense. Adjusted EBITDAX was down 8% from $61.7 million generated in Q1 2024. Quarterly Summary - Sales and Net Revenue $ in thousandsThree Months Ended March 31, 2025 Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Gabon Egypt Canada Côte d'Ivoire Total Gabon Egypt Canada Côte d'Ivoire TotalOil Sales 59,864 57,656 5,325 18,042 $140,887 54,172 59,010 6,685 28,045 $147,912 NGL Sales — — 1,808 — 1,808 — — 1,965 — 1,965 Gas Sales — — 636 — 636 — — 421 — 421 Gross Sales 59,864 57,656 7,769 18,042 143,331 54,172 59,010 9,071 28,045 150,298 Selling Costs & Carried Interest — (149) (232) — (381) 450 (130) (319) — 1 Royalties & Taxes (7,677) (23,587) (1,357) — (32,621) (7,455) (19,899) (1,224) — (28,578) Net Revenue 52,187 33,920 6,180 18,042 110,329 47,167 38,981 7,528 28,045 121,721 Oil Sales MMB (working interest) 757 920 80 238 1,995 733 923 99 379 2,134 Average Oil Price Received$79.09 $62.49 $66.17 $75.87 $70.61 $73.92 $63.92 $67.68 $73.90 $69.30 Change 2% Average Brent Price $75.87 $74.66 Change 2% Gas Sales MMCF (working interest) — — 413 — 413 — — 431 — 431 Average Gas Price Received — — $1.54 — $1.54 — — $0.98 — $0.98 Change 57% Average Aeco Price ($USD) — — $1.43 — $1.43 — — $1.36 — $1.36 Change 5% NGL Sales MMB (working interest) — — 69 — 69 — — 75 — 75 Average Liquids Price Received — — $26.39 — $26.39 — — $26.22 — $26.22 Change 1% Revenue and SalesQ1 2025 Q1 2024 % Change Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024 Q4 2024 % Change Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024Production (NRI BOEPD) 17,764 16,848 5% 20,775 (14%)Sales (NRI BOE) 1,717,000 1,490,000 15% 1,872,000 (8%)Realized commodity price ($/BOE)$64.27 $66.43 (3%) $64.77 (1)%Commodity (Per BOE including realized commodity derivatives)$64.34 $66.41 (3%) $64.48 —%Total commodity sales ($MM)$110.3 $100.2 10% $121.7 (9%) In Q1 2025, Vaalco had a net revenue decrease of $11.4 million or 9% compared to Q4 2024 as total NRI sales volumes of 1,717 MBOE was 8% lower than the Q4 2024 volumes of 1,872 MBOE but was 15% higher compared to 1,490 MBOE for Q1 2024, primarily due to production from the Cote d'Ivoire assets acquired in April 2024. Q1 2025 NRI sales were toward the high end of Vaalco’s guidance. Costs and ExpensesQ1 2025 Q1 2024 % Change Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024 Q4 2024 % Change Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024Production expense, excluding offshore workovers and stock comp ($MM)$44.7 $32.1 39% $36.5 23%Production expense, excluding offshore workovers ($/BOE)$26.08 $21.58 21% $19.52 34%Offshore workover expense ($MM)$— $(0.1) —% $0.1 —%Depreciation, depletion and amortization ($MM)$30.3 $25.8 17% $37.0 (18%)Depreciation, depletion and amortization ($/BOE)$17.65 $17.30 2% $19.79 (11%)General and administrative expense, excluding stock-based compensation ($MM)$7.8 $5.9 31% $7.1 9%General and administrative expense, excluding stock-based compensation ($/BOE)$4.51 $3.90 16% $3.80 19%Stock-based compensation expense ($MM)$1.4 $0.9 50% $1.4 (3%)Current income tax expense (benefit) ($MM)$17.7 $25.7 (31%) $26.2 (32)%Deferred income tax expense (benefit) ($MM)$(1.6) $(3.4) (53%) $(9.0) (82%) Total production expense (excluding offshore workovers and stock compensation) of $44.7 million in Q1 2025 increased by 23% compared to Q4 2024 and 39% compared to Q1 2024. The increase in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024 was primarily driven by higher expenses in Gabon related to government audit settlements of approximately $4.7 million (net to Vaalco), additional chemical costs associated with the H2S treatment and to the increased sales associated with the purchase of the Côte d'Ivoire asset. The increase in Q1 2025 compared to Q4 2024 was driven by higher expenses in Gabon related to the government audit settlements and higher chemical costs. DD&A expense for Q1 2025 was $30.3 million which was lower than $37.0 million in Q4 2024 and higher than $25.8 million in Q1 2024. The decrease in Q1 2025 DD&A expense compared to Q4 2024 is due primarily to the impact of the year end 2024 depletion adjustments based on the year end reserve reports. The increase in Q1 2025 DD&A expense compared to Q1 2024 is due to higher depletable costs in Côte d'Ivoire partially offset by lower depletable costs in Gabon, Egypt, and Canada. General and administrative (“G&A”) expense, excluding stock-based compensation, increased slightly to $7.8 million in Q1 2025 from $7.1 million in Q4 2024 and increased from $5.9 million in Q1 2024. The increase in G&A expenses compared to Q1 2024 was primarily due to higher professional service fees, salaries and wages, and accounting and legal fees. Q1 2025 cash G&A was within the Company’s guidance. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense was $1.4 million for Q1 2025 compared to $0.9 million for Q1 2024. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense for Q4 2024 was $1.4 million. Other income (expense), net, was an expense of $2.4 million for Q1 2025, compared to an expense of $2.3 million during Q1 2024 and an expense of $9.7 million for Q4 2024. Other income (expense), net, normally consists of foreign currency losses and interest expense, net. Also in Q4 2024, the Company recorded a reduction in the bargain purchase gain of $6.4 million as a result of the change in fair value estimates of the net assets acquired in the Svenska acquisition. Income tax expense (benefit) was an expense for Q1 2025 of $16.1 million and is comprised of current expense of $17.7 million and deferred tax benefit of $1.6 million. In Q1 2024, income tax expense was $22.3 million and is comprised of current expense of $25.7 million and deferred tax benefit of $3.4 million. Q4 2024 income tax expense was $17.2 million, and is comprised of current tax expense of $26.2 million and deferred tax benefit of $9.0 million. Taxes paid by jurisdiction are as follows: (in thousands) Gabon Egypt Canada Equatorial Guinea Cote d'Ivoire Corporate and Other Total Cash/In Kind Taxes Paid: Three months ended March 31, 2025 $30,253 6,953 — — $790 — $37,996 Capital Investments/Balance Sheet For the first quarter of 2025, net capital expenditures totaled $58.5 million on a cash basis and $51.3 million on an accrual basis. These expenditures were primarily related to costs associated with project costs and long lead items for Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire and the development drilling program in Egypt. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, Vaalco had an unrestricted cash balance of $40.9 million. Working capital at March 31, 2025 was $23.2 million compared with $56.2 million at December 31, 2024, while Adjusted Working Capital at March 31, 2025 totaled $40.4 million. In March 2025, Vaalco entered into a new reserves based revolving credit facility (the “new facility”) with an initial commitment of $190 million and the ability to grow to $300 million, led by The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Isle of Man Branch with other participating banks and financial partners. The new facility, which is subject to customary administrative conditional precedents, replaces the Company’s existing undrawn revolving credit facility that was provided by Glencore Energy UK Ltd. The Company arranged the new facility primarily to provide short-term funding that may be needed from time-to-time to supplement its internally generated cash flow and cash balance as it executes its planned investment programs across its diversified asset base over the next few years. Quarterly Cash Dividend Vaalco paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2025 on March 28, 2025. The Company also recently announced its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2025 ($0.25 annualized), to be paid on June 27, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 23, 2025. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Vaalco Board of Directors. Hedging The Company continued to opportunistically hedge a portion of its expected future production to lock in strong cash flow generation to assist in funding its capital and shareholder return programs. The following includes hedges remaining in place as of the end of the first quarter of 2025: Weighted Average Hedge Price ($/Bbl)Settlement Period Commodity Type of Contract Index Average Volumes Hedged (Bbl) Floor CeilingApril 2025 - June 2025 Oil Collars Dated Brent 70,000 $65.00 $81.00July 2025 - September 2025 Oil Collars Dated Brent 60,000 $65.00 $80.00 Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the Company entered into the following additional derivative contracts to cover its future anticipated production: Settlement Period Commodity Type of Contract Index Average Volumes Hedged (GJ)(a) Weighted Average Hedge Price (CAD/GJ)May 2025 - October 2025 Natural Gas Swap AECO (7A) 114,000 $2.15 a) One gigajoule (GJ) equals one billion joules (J). A gigajoule of natural gas is approximately 25.5 cubic meters standard conditions. Settlement Period Commodity Type of Contract Index Average Volumes Hedged (Bbl) Weighted Average Hedge Price ($/Bbl)July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 Oil Swap Dated Brent 100,000 $65.45 Capital Markets Day Presentation Vaalco announced that it will host a Capital Markets Day presentation on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The presentation will begin at 8 a.m. Central Time (2 p.m. London Time) and is expected to conclude around 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The agenda will include presentations by key members of management on Vaalco’s longer-term vision including growth across its diversified, multi-country asset base. Participation in the Capital Markets Day is directed to Vaalco’s shareholders, buy side and sell side analysts, as well as large institutional investors and portfolio managers. The session will be web cast live along with related presentation materials through Vaalco’s web site at www.vaalco.com in the “Investors” section of the web site. A replay will be archived on the site shortly after the presentation concludes. 2025 Guidance: The Company has provided second quarter 2025 guidance and updated its full year 2025 guidance. All of the quarterly and annual guidance is detailed in the tables below. FY 2025 Gabon Egypt Canada Côte d'IvoireProduction (BOEPD)WI 19250 - 22310 7000 - 8300 9750 - 11100 2200 - 2600 300 - 310Production (BOEPD)NRI 14500 - 16710 6200 - 7100 6200 - 7200 1800 - 2100 300 - 310Sales Volume (BOEPD)WI 19850 - 22700 7300 - 8300 9750 - 11100 2200 - 2600 600 - 700Sales Volume (BOEPD)NRI 14900 - 17200 6300 - 7200 6200 - 7200 1800 - 2100 600 - 700Production Expense (millions)WI & NRI $148.5 - $161.5 MM Production Expense per BOEWI $18.00 - $21.50 Production Expense per BOENRI $24.00 - $28.00 Offshore Workovers (millions)WI & NRI $0 - $10 MM Cash G&A (millions)WI & NRI $25.0 - $31.0 MM CAPEX excluding acquisitions (millions)WI & NRI $250 - $300 MM DD&A ($/BOE)NRI $16.00 - $20.00 Q2 2025 Gabon Egypt Canada Côte d'IvoireProduction (BOEPD)WI 20000 - 22100 7800 - 8600 10100 - 11200 2100 - 2300 —Production (BOEPD)NRI 15400 - 16800 6800 - 7500 6900 - 7400 1700 - 1900 —Sales Volume (BOEPD)WI 22800 - 24900 10600 - 11400 10100 - 11200 2100 - 2300 —Sales Volume (BOEPD)NRI 17800 - 19300 9200 - 10000 6900 - 7400 1700 - 1900 —Production Expense (millions)WI & NRI $39.5 - $48.0 MM Production Expense per BOEWI $18.00 - $23.00 Production Expense per BOENRI $23.00 - $29.00 Offshore Workovers (millions)WI & NRI $0 - $0 MM Cash G&A (millions)WI & NRI $6.0 - $8.0 MM CAPEX excluding acquisitions (millions)WI & NRI $65 - $85 MM DD&A ($/BOE)NRI $16.00 - $20.00 Conference Call As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial and operating results, Friday, May 9, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and 3:00 p.m. London Time). Interested parties may participate by dialing (833) 685-0907. Parties in the United Kingdom may participate toll-free by dialing 08082389064 and other international parties may dial (412) 317-5741. Participants should request to be joined to the “Vaalco Energy First Quarter 2025 Conference Call.” This call will also be webcast on Vaalco’s website at www.vaalco.com. An archived audio replay will be available on Vaalco’s website. A “Q1 2025 Supplemental Information” investor deck will be posted to Vaalco’s website prior to its conference call on May 9, 2025 that includes additional financial and operational information. About Vaalco Vaalco, founded in 1985 and incorporated under the laws of Delaware, is a Houston, Texas, USA based, independent energy company with a diverse portfolio of production, development and exploration assets across Gabon, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and Canada. For Further Information Vaalco Energy, Inc. (General and Investor Enquiries)+00 1 713 543 3422Website:www.vaalco.com Al Petrie Advisors (US Investor Relations)+00 1 713 543 3422Al Petrie / Chris Delange Buchanan (UK Financial PR)+44 (0) 207 466 5000Ben Romney / Barry ArcherVAALCO@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 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(collectively, “forward-looking statements”). 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) estimates of future drilling, production, sales and costs of acquiring crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; (ii) expectations regarding Vaalco's ability to effectively integrate assets and properties it has acquired as a result of the Svenska acquisition into its operations; (iii) expectations regarding future exploration and the development, growth and potential of Vaalco’s operations, project pipeline and investments, and schedule and anticipated benefits to be derived therefrom; (iv) expectations regarding future acquisitions, investments or divestitures; (v) expectations of future dividends; (vi) expectations of future balance sheet strength; and (vii) expectations of future equity and enterprise value. 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; the ability to generate cash flows that, along with cash on hand, will be sufficient to support operations and cash requirements; risks relating to the timing and costs of completion for scheduled maintenance of the FPSO servicing the Baobab field; and the risks described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Vaalco’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Dividends beyond the second quarter of 2025 have not yet been approved or declared by the Board of Directors for Vaalco. The declaration and payment of future dividends remains at the discretion of the Board and will be determined based on Vaalco’s financial results, balance sheet strength, cash and liquidity requirements, future prospects, crude oil and natural gas prices, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board. The Board reserves all powers related to the declaration and payment of dividends. Consequently, in determining the dividend to be declared and paid on Vaalco common stock, the Board may revise or terminate the payment level at any time without prior notice. Any forward-looking statement made by Vaalco in this press release is based only on information currently available to Vaalco and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Vaalco undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Other Oil and Gas Advisories Investors are cautioned when viewing BOEs in isolation. BOE conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalencies described above, utilizing such equivalencies may be incomplete as an indication of value. 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 Matthew Powers, Corporate Secretary of Vaalco. VAALCO ENERGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets As of March 31, 2025 As of December 31, 2024 (in thousands)ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents$40,914 $82,650Receivables: Trade, net of allowances for credit loss and other of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively 120,252 94,778Accounts with joint venture owners, net of allowance for credit losses of $1.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively 2,847 179Egypt receivables and other 3,235 35,763Other current assets 33,590 24,557Total current assets 200,838 237,927Crude oil, natural gas and NGLs properties and equipment, net 562,926 538,103Other noncurrent assets: Right of use operating lease assets 16,303 17,254Right of use finance lease assets 78,862 79,849Deferred tax assets 48,364 55,581Other long-term assets 19,810 26,236Total assets$927,103 $954,950LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities$177,675 $181,728Asset retirement obligations 81,053 78,592Operating lease liabilities - net of current portion 12,915 13,903Finance lease liabilities - net of current portion 66,198 67,377Deferred tax liabilities 85,168 93,904Other long-term liabilities — 17,863Total liabilities 423,009 453,367Total shareholders’ equity 504,094 501,583Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$927,103 $954,950 VAALCO ENERGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIESConsolidated Statements of Operations Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024 December 31, 2024 (in thousands except per share amounts)Revenues: Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales$110,329 $100,155 $121,721 Operating costs and expenses: Production expense 44,806 32,089 36,641 Exploration expense — 48 — Depreciation, depletion and amortization 30,305 25,824 37,047 Transaction costs related to acquisition — 1,313 — General and administrative expense 9,051 6,710 8,454 Credit losses and other (27) 1,812 1,082 Total operating costs and expenses 84,135 67,796 83,224 Other operating income, net — (166) 10 Operating income 26,194 32,193 38,507 Other income (expense): Derivative instruments gain (loss), net (74) (847) (365)Interest expense, net (1,295) (935) (1,092)Bargain purchase gain — — (6,366)Other income (expense), net (1,012) (487) (1,828)Total other income (expense), net (2,381) (2,269) (9,651)Income before income taxes 23,813 29,924 28,856 Income tax expense 16,083 22,238 17,192 Net income$7,730 $7,686 $11,664 Other comprehensive income (loss): Currency translation adjustments 117 (2,454) (5,975)Comprehensive income$7,847 $5,232 $5,689 Basic net income per share: Net income per share$0.07 $0.07 $0.11 Basic weighted average shares outstanding 103,758 103,659 103,743 Diluted net income per share: Net income per share$0.07 $0.07 $0.11 Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 103,785 104,541 103,812 VAALCO ENERGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2024 (in thousands)CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income$7,730 $7,686 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 30,305 25,824 Exploration expense 146 — Deferred taxes (1,519) (3,441)Unrealized foreign exchange loss 1,673 (102)Stock-based compensation 1,475 898 Cash settlements paid on exercised stock appreciation rights — (154)Derivative instruments (gain) loss, net 74 847 Cash settlements paid on matured derivative contracts, net 123 (24)Cash settlements paid on asset retirement obligations — (29)Credit losses and other (27) 1,812 Other operating loss, net — 166 Equipment and other expensed in operations 972 302 Change in operating assets and liabilities (8,246) (11,953)Net cash provided by operating activities 32,706 21,832 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Property and equipment expenditures (58,527) (16,618)Acquisition of crude oil and natural gas properties (247) — Net cash used in investing activities (58,774) (16,618)CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from the issuances of common stock — 447 Dividend distribution (6,570) (6,463)Treasury shares (155) (6,344)Deferred financing costs (5,118) — Payments of finance lease (2,943) (2,095)Net cash used in in financing activities (14,786) (14,455)Effects of exchange rate changes on cash 27 (208)NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH (40,827) (9,449)CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 97,726 129,178 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD$56,899 $119,729 VAALCO ENERGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIESSelected Financial and Operating Statistics(Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024 December 31, 2024NRI SALES DATA Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales (MBOE)1,717 1,490 1,872Average daily sales volumes (BOE)19,074 16,374 20,352 WI PRODUCTION DATA Etame Crude oil (MBbl)767 819 791Gabon Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)8,522 9,001 8,598 Egypt Crude oil (MBbl)920 950 923Egypt Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)10,225 10,440 10,035 Canada Crude Oil (MBbl)80 61 99Canada Natural Gas (MMcf)413 469 431Canada Natural Gas Liquid (MBOE)69 76 75Canada Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (MBOE)218 215 246Canada Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)2,420 2,363 2,669 Côte d'Ivoire Crude oil (MBbl)111 — 368Côte d'Ivoire Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)1,235 — 3,997 Total Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production (MBOE)2,016 1,984 2,328Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)22,402 21,804 25,300 NRI PRODUCTION DATA Etame Crude oil (MBbl)667 713 688Gabon Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)7,414 7,835 7,481 Egypt Crude oil (MBbl)642 641 644Egypt Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)7,131 7,044 7,001 Canada Crude Oil (MBbl)66 51 85Canada Natural Gas (MMcf)338 392 371Canada Natural Gas Liquid (MBOE)56 63 64Canada Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (MBOE)179 179 211Canada Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)1,984 1,971 2,296 Côte d'Ivoire Crude oil (MBbl)111 — 368Côte d'Ivoire Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)1,235 — 3,997 Total Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production (MBOE)1,599 1,533 1,911Average daily production volumes (BOEPD)17,764 16,850 20,775 AVERAGE SALES PRICES: Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales (per BOE) - WI basis$67.03 $69.62 $65.69Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales (per BOE) - NRI basis$64.27 $66.43 $64.77Crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales (Per BOE including realized commodity derivatives) - NRI basis$64.34 $66.41 $64.48 COSTS AND EXPENSES (Per BOE of sales): Production expense 26.10 $21.54 $19.57Production expense, excluding offshore workovers and stock compensation* 26.05 $21.56 $19.49Depreciation, depletion and amortization 17.65 $17.33 $19.79General and administrative expense** 5.27 $4.50 $4.52Property and equipment expenditures, cash basis (in thousands)$58,527 $16,618 $41,466 * Offshore workover costs excluded for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and December 31, 2024 are $0.0 million, $(0.1) million and $0.1 million, respectively.* Stock compensation associated with production expense excluded from the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and December 31, 2024 are immaterial.** General and administrative expenses include $0.76, $0.58 and $0.72 per barrel of oil related to stock-based compensation expense in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and December 31, 2024, respectively. NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Management uses Adjusted Net Income to evaluate operating and financial performance and believes the measure is useful to investors because it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash and/or other items that management does not consider to be indicative of the Company’s performance from period to period. Management also believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors to evaluate and compare the Company’s operating and financial performance across periods, as well as to facilitate comparisons to others in the Company’s industry. Adjusted Net Income is a non-GAAP financial measure and as used herein represents net income, plus deferred income tax expense (benefit), unrealized derivative instrument loss (gain), bargain purchase gain on the Svenska Acquisition, FPSO demobilization, transaction costs related to the Svenska acquisition and non-cash and other items. Adjusted EBITDAX is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used by Vaalco’s management and by external users of the Company’s financial statements, such as industry analysts, lenders, rating agencies, investors and others who follow the industry. Management believes the measure is useful to investors because it is as an indicator of the Company’s ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur additional debt. Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP financial measure and as used herein represents net income, plus interest expense (income) net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, exploration expense, FPSO demobilization, non-cash and other items including stock compensation expense, bargain purchase gain on the Svenska Acquisition, other operating (income) expense, net, non-cash purchase price adjustment, transaction costs related to acquisition, credit losses and other and unrealized derivative instrument loss (gain). Management uses Adjusted Working Capital as a transition tool to assess the working capital position of the Company’s continuing operations excluding leasing obligations because it eliminates the impact of discontinued operations as well as the impact of lease liabilities. Under the applicable lease accounting standards, lease liabilities related to assets used in joint operations include both the Company’s share of expenditures as well as the share of lease expenditures which its non-operator joint venture owners’ will be obligated to pay under joint operating agreements. Adjusted Working Capital is a non-GAAP financial measure and as used herein represents working capital excluding working capital attributable to discontinued operations and current liabilities associated with lease obligations. Management uses Free Cash Flow to evaluate financial performance and to determine the total amount of cash over a specified period available to be used in connection with returning cash to shareholders, and believes the measure is useful to investors because it provides the total amount of net cash available for returning cash to shareholders by adding cash generated from operating activities, subtracting amounts used in financing and investing activities, effects of exchange rate changes on cash and adding back amounts used for dividend payments and stock repurchases. Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and as used herein represents net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and adds the amounts paid under dividend distributions and share repurchases over a specified period. Free Cash Flow has significant limitations, including that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary purposes and should not be used as a substitute for cash flow measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Free Cash Flow should not be considered as a substitute for cashflows from operating activities before discontinued operations or any other liquidity measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Free Cash Flow may vary among other companies. Therefore, the Company’s Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDAX and Adjusted Net Income have significant limitations, including that they do not reflect the Company’s cash requirements for capital expenditures, contractual commitments, working capital or debt service. Adjusted EBITDAX, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Working Capital and Free Cash Flow should not be considered as substitutes for net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX and Adjusted Net Income exclude some, but not all, items that affect net income (loss) and operating income (loss), and the calculation of these measures may vary among other companies. Therefore, the Company’s Adjusted EBITDAX, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Working Capital and Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The tables below reconcile the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDAX, Adjusted Working Capital and Free Cash Flow. VAALCO ENERGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIESReconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures(Unaudited)(in thousands) Three Months EndedReconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net IncomeMarch 31, 2025 March 31, 2024 December 31, 2024Net income$7,730 $7,686 $11,664 Adjustment for discrete items: Unrealized derivative instruments loss (gain) 198 823 96 Bargain purchase gain — — 6,366 Deferred income tax expense (benefit) (1,610) (3,441) (11,781)Transaction costs related to acquisition 22 1,313 508 Other operating (income) expense, net — 166 (10)Adjusted Net Income$6,340 $6,547 $6,843 Diluted Adjusted Net Income per Share$0.06 $0.06 $0.07 Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (1) 103,785 104,541 103,812 (1) No adjustments to weighted average shares outstanding Three Months EndedReconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDAXMarch 31, 2025 March 31, 2024 December 31, 2024Net income$7,730 $7,686 $11,664 Add back: Interest expense, net 1,295 935 1,092 Income tax expense 16,083 22,238 17,192 Depreciation, depletion and amortization 30,305 25,824 37,047 Exploration expense — 48 — Non-cash or unusual items: Stock-based compensation 1,352 899 1,196 Unrealized derivative instruments loss 198 823 96 Bargain purchase gain — — 6,366 Other operating (income) expense, net — 166 (10)Transaction costs related to acquisition 22 1,313 508 Credit losses and other (27) 1,812 1,082 Adjusted EBITDAX$56,958 $61,744 $76,233 VAALCO ENERGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIESReconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures(Unaudited)(in thousands) Reconciliation of Working Capital to Adjusted Working CapitalMarch 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 ChangeCurrent assets$200,838 $237,927 $(37,089)Current liabilities (177,675) (181,728) 4,053 Working capital 23,163 56,199 (33,036)Add: lease liabilities - current portion 17,249 16,895 354 Adjusted Working Capital$40,412 $73,094 $(32,682) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow(in thousands)Net cash provided by Operating activities$32,706 Net cash used in Investing activities (58,774)Net cash used in Financing activities (14,786)Effects of exchange rate changes on cash 27 Total net cash change (40,827) Add back shareholder cash out: Dividends paid 6,570 Total cash returned to shareholders 6,570 Free Cash Flow$(34,257)

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