HOUSTON, Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today announced that Robert L. Gerry, VAALCO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at Enercom's 2011 Oil and Gas Conference in Denver, CO on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:20 p.m. Mountain Time (4:20 p.m. Eastern Time).  Listeners can access the webcast on VAALCO's web site at www.vaalco.com.  The presentation will also be broadcast live on The Oil & Gas Conference website at www.theoilandgasconference.com.  A copy of the slide presentation will be available afterwards on VAALCO's web site, www.vaalco.com.

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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 and the United States.

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