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)						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Sep. 22, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 24, 2022 $ / shares	Mar. 18, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) bbl	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) bbl	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Oct. 13, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2021 $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Abandonment Funding								$ 18,838,000	$ 22,281,000	$ 18,838,000	$ 22,281,000			$ 21,808,000
Other Demobilization Fees, Net								8,867,000	0	8,867,000	0
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.0325	$ 0.0325	$ 0.0325														$ 0.0325
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid			Sep. 23, 2022	Jun. 24, 2022	Mar. 18, 2022
Dividends Payable, Date of Record			Aug. 25, 2022	May 25, 2022	Feb. 18, 2022
Subsequent Event [Member]
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Dec. 22, 2022
Dividends Payable, Date of Record	Nov. 22, 2022
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Share Buyback Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount																$ 30,000,000
Forecast [Member]
Annualized Dividend Target, Per Share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares															$ 2,022
Borr Drilling Limited [Member]
Number of Drilled Wells Required by Agreement						3
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Contractual Obligation, to be Paid, Year One								3,200,000		3,200,000										$ 1,300,000
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion								45,000,000		45,000,000
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion								$ 55,000,000		$ 55,000,000
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
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
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Estimated Abandonment Costs																		$ 47,900,000
Abandonment Funding								$ 18,800,000		$ 18,800,000
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax, Total								(1,300,000)	$ (600,000)	3,000,000.0	$ 1,100,000
Payment of Joint Venture Audit Settlement												$ 800,000
Contractual Obligation, to be Paid, Year One								5,000,000		5,000,000										$ 2,000,000
Contractual Obligations, Amount Recoverable								6,000,000		6,000,000
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion								70,000,000		70,000,000
Etame Marine Block [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Estimated Field Level Capital Conversion								86,000,000		86,000,000
Etame Marine Block [Member]
Estimated Abandonment Costs																		$ 81,300,000
Abandonment Funding								$ 32,000,000.0		$ 32,000,000.0