VAALCO Announces Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings Release and Conference Call and Participation at Upcoming Conferences

HOUSTON, March 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) today announced that it will issue its fourth quarter 2015 earnings release after the close of trading on Monday, March 14 and host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year end 2015 results on Tuesday morning March 15 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.)

Interested parties may participate by dialing (800) 700-7860.  International parties may dial (612) 332-0632.  The confirmation code is 388801.  This call will also be webcast on VAALCO's website at www.vaalco.com.

An audio replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the end of the conference call through April 15, 2016, on the Company's website and by dialing (800) 475-6701.  International parties may dial (320) 365-3844.  The confirmation code is 388801.

Conference Participation

VAALCO also announced that the Company will present at the 28^th Annual ROTH Conference in Orange County, California on Wednesday, March 16 and at the Scotia Howard Weil 2016 Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Tuesday, March 22.

The presentations will not be webcast, however the slide presentation for the events will be available on VAALCO's website, www.vaalco.com, on the morning of each presentation.

About VAALCO

VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston-based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil. The Company's properties and exploration acreage are located primarily in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola in West Africa.

Contacts:
Al Petrie
Investor Relations Coordinator
(713) 543-342

Don McCormack
Chief Financial Officer
(713) 212-1038

Released March 10, 2016