VAALCO Energy, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)

Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 24, 2022 $ / shares	Mar. 18, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) bbl	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) bbl	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2021 $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Abandonment Funding				$ 22,837		$ 20,091	$ 20,091	$ 22,837			$ 21,808
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax, Total								$ (600)
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.0325	$ 0.0325											$ 0.0325
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid		Jun. 24, 2022	Mar. 18, 2022
Dividends Payable, Date of Record		May 25, 2022	Feb. 18, 2022
Subsequent Event [Member]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0325
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Sep. 23, 2022
Dividends Payable, Date of Record	Aug. 24, 2022
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Contractual Obligation, to be Paid, Year One						3,200	3,200								$ 1,300
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion															42,000
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion															51,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Tax Administration of Gabon [Member]
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination										2013 2014	2015 2016
Borr Drilling Limited [Member]
Number of Drilled Wells Required by Agreement				3
FPSO Charter [Member]
Number of Charter Extension Periods					2
Percentage of Share in Charter Payment					58.80%
Share in Charter Payment, Approximate Annual Amount					$ 19,400
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value						$ 0	$ 0				$ 100
Charter Fee Per Barrel for Production Level One						0.93	0.93
Charter Fee Amount Threshold, Volume (Barrel of Oil) \| bbl						20,000	20,000
Charter Fee Per Barrel for Production Level Two						2.50	2.50
Period of Charter (Year)					1 year
FPSO Charter [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value												$ 4,400
FPSO Charter [Member] \| Forecast [Member] \| Vaalco Energy Inc. and Other Etame Marin Block Owners [Member]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value												$ 7,500
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Estimated Abandonment Costs													$ 47,900
Abandonment Funding						$ 20,100	$ 20,100
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax, Total						(1,300)	(1,700)
Payment of Joint Venture Audit Settlement									$ 800
Contractual Obligation, to be Paid, Year One						5,000	5,000								2,000
Contractual Obligations, Amount Recoverable						6,000	6,000
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion															66,000
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion															$ 80,000
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Estimated Abandonment Costs													$ 81,300
Abandonment Funding						$ 34,200	$ 34,200