HOUSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) announced positive operational updates in Gabon and Cote d'Ivoire. The Company provided an update on its Gabon drilling program, including solid initial well results on the Etame 15H-ST well and the spudding of the next well. Additionally, the Company was confirmed as operator with a 60% working interest, with partner PetroCI having a 40% working interest in the Kossipo field, a discovery made in 2002 and later appraised in 2019 on the CI-40 block in offshore Cote d'Ivoire.