POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTING
FORM ID, FORMS 3, FORMS 4, FORMS 5, AND FORM 144

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Kendall Hollrah of
VAALCO Energy, Inc., with full power of substitution, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned a Form ID
(including amendments thereto), or any other forms prescribed by
the Securities and Exchange Commission, that may be necessary to
obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the forms referenced in clause (2) below;

(2) Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned (a) any Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5 (including amendments thereto) in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") and (b) Form 144, but only to the
extent each form or schedule relates to the undersigned's
beneficial ownership of securities of VAALCO Energy, Inc. or any
of its subsidiaries;

(3) Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any Form ID, Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or Form 144 (including
amendments thereto) and timely file the forms or schedules with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
quotation system, self-regulatory association or any other authority,
and provide a copy as required by law or advisable to such persons
as the attorney-in-fact deems appropriate; and

(4) Take any other action in connection with the foregoing that,
in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in
the best interest of or legally required of the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by the attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in the form and shall contain the terms and conditions as
the attorney-in-fact may approve in the attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to the attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act requisite, necessary
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
granted herein. The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-
in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming (nor is VAALCO Energy, Inc. assuming)
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned agrees that the attorney-in-fact may rely entirely
on information furnished orally or in writing by or at the
direction of the undersigned to the attorney-in-fact. The
undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless VAALCO
Energy, Inc. and the attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omissions of
necessary facts in the information provided by or at the
direction of the undersigned, or upon the lack of timeliness in
the delivery of information by or at the direction of the
undersigned, to the attorney-in fact for purposes of executing,
acknowledging, delivering or filing a Form ID, Form 3, Form 4,
Form 5 and Form 144 (including amendments thereto) and agrees
to reimburse VAALCO Energy, Inc. and the attorney-in-fact on
demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending against any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Form ID, Form 3,
Form 4, Form 5 and Form 144 (including amendments thereto) with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by VAALCO Energy, Inc., unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
attorney-in-fact. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any other
power of attorney that the undersigned has previously granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of the date written below.

/s/ Alfred John Knapp, Jr.
Alred John Knapp, Jr.


Date: December 1, 2016