VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $663.44M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 3.94%
About Vaalco Energy
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, SIC 1311
VAALCO Energy is an independent energy company that acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Its primary operating segments comprise Gabon, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, and Equatorial Guinea, following the recent divestiture of its Canadian assets. The company extracts hydrocarbons primarily under production sharing contracts, delivering crude oil and related liquids at prevailing market rates. Its commercial counterparties and partners include host country governments, state-owned petroleum enterprises, and consortium partners participating in joint exploration and development concessions.
The enterprise is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with upstream activities concentrated across Africa. Its asset portfolio spans concession areas and licenses located in Gabon, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. As of year-end, the company holds working interests in over two hundred productive crude oil wells alongside dozens of natural gas wells, managing more than one million net acres of developed and undeveloped leaseholds.
Summary of the business section of Vaalco Energy's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Address
- 2500 Citywest Blvd., Suite 400 77042
- Phone
- (713) 623-0801
- Employees
- 281, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Houston, Texas
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- EGY
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 105M, Aug 4, 2026
- Public float
- $366.00M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 894627
- CUSIP
- 91851C201
- ISIN
- US91851C2017
- LEI
- 549300CFHFVIWB8M6T24
- EIN
- 76-0274813
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| George W.M. Maxwell | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 1,148,142 |
| Matthew R. Powers | EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sect | 230,908 |
| Lynn Willis | Chief Accounting Officer | 63,192 |
| Ronald Y. Bain | Chief Financial Officer | 432,428 |
| Thor Pruckl | Chief Operating Officer | 510,580 |
| Casey Donohue | See Remarks (a) | 92,036 |
| Fabrice Nze-Bekale | Director | 100,689 |
| Edward David LaFehr | Director | 117,184 |
| Catherine L. Stubbs | Director | 198,567 |
| Andrew Lawrence Fawthrop | Director | 527,001 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 George Maxwell | $3.00M | $2.19M | $1.25M | $250 | $166 |
| FY2024 George Maxwell | $3.02M | $2.39M | $1.17M | $281 | $119 |
| FY2024 George WMMaxwell | $3.02M | $2.39M | $1.17M | $281 | $119 |
| FY2023 Cary MBounds | $0 | $0 | $927.94K | $275 | $134 |
| FY2023 George Maxwell | $1.98M | $1.95M | $927.94K | $275 | $134 |
| FY2023 George WMMaxwell | $1.98M | $1.95M | $927.94K | $275 | $134 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 281 full-time employees, 159 of whom were located in Gabon, 44 in Egypt, 11 in Canada, 1 in Cote d’Ivoire, 1 in Equatorial Guinea, 61 in Houston and 4 corporate employees based in the United Kingdom.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings