Vaalco Energy is a Houston-based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. Vaalco's strategy is to increase reserves and production through the exploration and development of oil and gas properties with a high emphasis on international opportunities. The company's properties and exploration acreage are located primarily in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, as well as Canada.