CERTIFICATION OF CEO
Published on August 19, 2002
EXHIBIT 99.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Robert L. Gerry III, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
Dated: August 19, 2002
/s/ Robert L. Gerry III
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Robert L. Gerry III,
Chief Executive Officer