Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LaFehr Edward David	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/13/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ [EGY]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                          _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77042       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.10	20812	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Share Unit	(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $0.10	101314	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1)

The reporting person's deferred share units ("DSU") represent the right of such reporting person to receive the fair market value of the indicated number of shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of VAALCO Energy, Inc. on the Distribution Date (as defined below). DSUs are vested upon grant and will be paid within 30 days following the date of retirement or death of the reporting person (the "Distribution Date").

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LaFehr Edward David 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700 HOUSTON, TX 77042	X

Signatures
/s/ Edward LaFehr		10/14/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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