HOUSTON, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) announced today that it will webcast its presentation at the upcoming IPAA Oil and Gas Investment Symposium in Hollywood, Florida on Wednesday, January 20, 2010.

W. Russell Scheirman, VAALCO's President and Chief Operating Officer, will be presenting on behalf of the Company at approximately 2:55 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (1:55 p.m. Central Standard Time).  A copy of the slide presentation and access to the webcast and audio replay will be available 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.

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