COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Abandonment funding Under the terms of the Etame PSC, the Company has a cash funding arrangement for the eventual abandonment of all offshore wells, platforms and facilities on the Etame Marin block. At March 31, 2026, $10.7 million ($6.3 million, net to Vaalco) of the abandonment fund has been funded on an undiscounted basis. The annual payments will be adjusted based on revisions in the abandonment estimate. This cash funding is reflected under “Other noncurrent assets” in the “Abandonment funding” line item of the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Future changes to the anticipated abandonment cost estimate could change the asset retirement obligation and the amount of future abandonment funding payments. Merged Concession Agreement The Company is a party to the Merged Concession Agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (“EGPC”). In accordance with the Merged Concession Agreement, the Company was required to make a $10.0 million annual modernization payment to EGPC each year through February 1, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, all modernization payments had been fully settled either through actual cash payments or through the issuance of credit against receivables owed from EGPC. The Company also has minimum financial work commitments of $50 million per each five-year period of the primary development term, commencing on February 1, 2020 for a total of $150 million over the 15-year license contract term. Through March 31, 2026, the Company's financial work commitments have exceeded the five-year minimum $50 million threshold and any excess carries forward to offset against subsequent five-year commitments. Drilling Rig Commitment The Company entered into a bareboat charter agreement (the “Bareboat Charter”) for its Phase Three drilling campaign in Gabon. Pursuant to the Bareboat Charter, the Company also entered into a service agreement with a third party for purposes of maintaining and operating the drilling rig on its behalf. The Bareboat Charter commenced in November 2025 and has a noncancelable period of 300 days plus five single well options. The Bareboat Charter stipulates fixed day rates and other variable payments.

Under the terms of the Etame PSC, the Company has a cash funding arrangement for the eventual abandonment of all offshore wells, platforms and facilities on the Etame Marin block. At March 31, 2026, $10.7 million ($6.3 million, net to Vaalco) of the abandonment fund has been funded on an undiscounted basis. The annual payments will be adjusted based on revisions in the abandonment estimate. This cash funding is reflected under “Other noncurrent assets” in the “Abandonment funding” line item of the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Future changes to the anticipated abandonment cost estimate could change the asset retirement obligation and the amount of future abandonment funding payments.

The Company is a party to the Merged Concession Agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (“EGPC”). In accordance with the Merged Concession Agreement, the Company was required to make a $10.0 million annual modernization payment to EGPC each year through February 1, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, all modernization payments had been fully settled either through actual cash payments or through the issuance of credit against receivables owed from EGPC.

The Company also has minimum financial work commitments of $50 million per each five-year period of the primary development term, commencing on February 1, 2020 for a total of $150 million over the 15-year license contract term. Through March 31, 2026, the Company's financial work commitments have exceeded the five-year minimum $50 million threshold and any excess carries forward to offset against subsequent five-year commitments.

The Company entered into a bareboat charter agreement (the “Bareboat Charter”) for its Phase Three drilling campaign in Gabon. Pursuant to the Bareboat Charter, the Company also entered into a service agreement with a third party for purposes of maintaining and operating the drilling rig on its behalf. The Bareboat Charter commenced in November 2025 and has a noncancelable period of 300 days plus five single well options. The Bareboat Charter stipulates fixed day rates and other variable payments.