VAALCO ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN WATER TOWER RESEARCH VIRTUAL INSIGHTS CONFERENCE

HOUSTON - April 15, 2026- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) ("Vaalco" or the "Company") today announced its participation in Water Tower Research's ("WTR") Virtual Conference on April 15, 2026 at 3:50 p.m. Eastern (2:50 p.m. Central and 8:50 p.m. London time).  Jeff Robertson, Managing Director at WTR,  will lead a conversation with George Maxwell, Vaalco's Chief Executive Officer and Director to discuss activity across the Company's asset portfolio and the Company's strategic outlook and capital management allocation strategy.

Investors and other interested parties can access the event by registering at:   

https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1756893&tp_key=9887b91f93&sti=website.  A replay will be available on Vaalco's website following the call at www.vaalco.com under the Investors tab. 

About Vaalco

Vaalco, founded in 1985 and incorporated under the laws of Delaware, is a Houston, Texas, USA based, independent energy company with a diverse portfolio of production, development and exploration assets across Gabon, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.

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Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks relating to any unforeseen liabilities of Vaalco; the ability to generate cash flows that, along with cash on hand, will be sufficient to support operations and cash requirements; risks relating to the timing and costs of completion for scheduled maintenance of the FPSO servicing the Baobab field; and the risks described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Vaalco's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.

Any forward-looking statement made by Vaalco in the presentation referenced in this press release, or in this press release, is based only on information currently available to Vaalco and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Vaalco undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.