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)							3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
	May 09, 2023 $ / shares	Feb. 14, 2023 $ / shares	Nov. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 01, 2026 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2025 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 13, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020
Estimated Abandonment Costs																		$ 47,800,000
Abandonment Funding							$ 6,268,000	$ 21,369,000	$ 20,586,000
Payments for Abandonment Funding							15,600,000			$ 0
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.0625
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount															$ 24,003,172
Increase (Decrease) in Other Receivables							2,309,000	$ 1,723,000
Dividends Payable, Date Declared		Feb. 14, 2023
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid		Mar. 31, 2023
Parent Company [Member]
Contractual Obligation, Total							26,300,000
Parent Company [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities and Other [Member]
Contractual Obligation, Total							9,400,000
Parent Company [Member] \| Other Long-term Liabilities [Member]
Contractual Obligation, Total							17,000,000.0
TransGlobe [Member]
Other Receivables							50,300,000									$ 67,500,000	$ 67,500,000
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) [Member]
Contractual Obligation, Total							$ 150,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Other Receivables									$ (10,000,000.0)
Development Timeframe (Year)							5 years
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Contractual Obligation, Total							$ 50,000,000.0
Sogara [Member]
Other Receivables							20,300,000
Share Buyback Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 30,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Period in Force (Month)			20 months
Subsequent Event [Member]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0625
Dividends Payable, Date Declared	May 09, 2023
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Jun. 23, 2023
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Tax Administration of Gabon [Member]
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination											2013 2014	2015 2016
FPSO Charter [Member]
Number of Charter Extension Periods																			2
Charter Day Rates				$ 150,000
Other Demobilization Fees, Gross				15,300,000
Other Demobilization Fees, Net				$ 8,900,000
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Abandonment Funding							6,300,000
Payments for Abandonment Funding							15,600,000
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Estimated Abandonment Costs																		$ 81,300,000
Abandonment Funding							10,700,000
Payments for Abandonment Funding							$ 26,600,000
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) [Member] \| Merged Concession Agreement [Member]
Payments for Merger Related Costs, First Modernization Payment						$ 15,000,000.0
Payments for Merger Related Costs, Signature Bonus						$ 1,000,000.0
Payments for Merger Related Costs, Second Modernization Payment					$ 10,000,000.0
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) [Member] \| Merged Concession Agreement [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Contractual Obligation, Total													$ 10,000,000.0	$ 10,000,000.0