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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 FORM 10-KSBA

(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

                                      OR

[_] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
    OF 1934

              For the transition period from          to

                        Commission file number 0-20928

                              VAALCO Energy, Inc.
                (Name of small business issuer in its charter)

                     Delaware
                  (State or other
                  jurisdiction of              76-0274813
                 incorporation or           (I.R.S. Employer
                   organization)           Identification No.)

                4600 Post Oak Place
                     Suite 309
                  Houston, Texas
               (Address of principal              77027
                executive offices)             (Zip Code)

                   Issuer's telephone number: (713) 623-0801

        Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

              Title of each class on
                 which registered         Name of each exchange
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                                     None

        Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
                         Common Stock, $.10 par value
                               (Title of class)

   Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]  No
[_].

   Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405
of Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB [X].

   The registrant's revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 were
$9,991,992.15.

   The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity of the
registrant held by non-affiliates, as of March 26, 2002 was $13,595,868.

   As of March 26, 2003, there were outstanding 21,216,649 shares of Common
Stock, $.10 par value per share, of the registrant. In addition, as of such
date there were outstanding 10,000 shares of Preferred Stock convertible into
27,500,000 shares of Common Stock.

   Documents incorporated by reference: Definitive proxy statement of VAALCO
Energy, Inc. relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed within
120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form, which is
incorporated into Part III of this 10-KSB.

   Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes [_]  No [X].

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Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2002 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2001

   Amounts stated hereunder have been rounded to the nearest $100,000.

  Cash Flows

   Net cash provided by operating activities for 2002 was $0.8 million, as
compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $3.0 million in 2001.
Net funds provided by operations in 2002 included accounts with partners of
$4.0 million primarily in Gabon. It also included $1.5 million of development
and operating costs advanced on behalf of the Government of Gabon for their
7.5% carried working interest share of the Etame field. This amount is carried
as an Other Receivable. Offsetting these cash uses was an increase of $5.1
million in trade accounts payable net of trade accounts receivable. Net cash
provided by operations in 2001 included $0.7 million from funds in escrow and
$2.3 million in advances from partners in the Philippines and Gabon.

   Net cash used in investing activities for 2002 was $15.9 million, as
compared to net cash used in investing activities of $5.6 million in 2001. In
2002, the Company invested $15.6 million to fund its share of the development
of the Etame Block. In 2001, the Company participated in two exploration wells
in Gabon at a cost of approximately $3.2 million and expended an additional
$0.7 million for the development of the Etame Block in 2001. The Company also
participated in four wells in Texas at a cost of approximately $1.2 million in
2001. Exploration expenses of $0.3 million were incurred in 2002 versus $0.4
million in 2001.

   Net cash provided by financing activities was $13.0 million consisting of
borrowings of $20.0 million from the IFC and the 1818 Fund and $3.3 million
from the sale of stock of VAALCO's subsidiary VAALCO International, Inc. This
was offset by $10.0 million placed in escrow to guarantee the IFC loan. No net
cash was provided by or used in financing activities for 2001.

  Revenues

   Total oil and gas sales for 2002 was $10.0 million as compared to $1.7
million for 2001. During 2002, the Etame field was placed on production, and
the Company sold approximately 302,000 net barrels of oil, generating $8.9
million in revenues. The balance of the revenues was from Texas and the
Philippines. The 2001 revenues were about equally split between Texas and the
Philippines. The Company realized a $0.2 million gain on the resale of a
portion of the Etame interest in 2001.

  Operating Costs and Expenses

   Production expenses for 2002 were $2.8 million as compared to $0.7 million
for 2001. In 2002, $2.3 million of production expenses occurred in Gabon
associated with the Etame field production.

   Exploration costs for 2002 were $0.3 million as compared to $0.4 million for
2001. 2002 exploration costs were primarily costs of seismic reprocessing in
Gabon. 2001 exploration expenses were primarily associated with undeveloped
acreage expirations.

   Depreciation, depletion and amortization of properties for 2002 and 2001
were $2.1 million and $1.2 million respectively. Depletion in 2002 included
$1.8 million associated with Etame production. The balance was associated with
the Texas wells. Depletion in 2001 was associated with the Texas wells and
included an impairment of $0.6 million.

   General and administrative expenses for 2002 were $2.0 million as compared
to $1.8 million for 2001. Increased activity associated with the Etame field
development was the primary reason for the increase in 2002.

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                     VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

                FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001

             (in thousands of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)


4.  INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

   Investment in VAALCO Exploration LLC represented a 50/50 membership interest
shared by VAALCO Energy, Inc. and Paramount Petroleum in VAALCO Exploration
LLC. The Company elected to terminate its joint venture with Paramount
Petroleum, Inc., effective June 1, 2001. The joint venture focused on domestic
onshore prospects in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. In connection with the
wind up of the joint venture, the Company received $216,000 in cash and
$259,000 of undeveloped acreage representing its proportionate 93.75% working
interest in kind in all remaining prospects within the joint venture. The
following summarizes the aggregated financial information for all investments
owned by VAALCO, which were accounted for under the equity method as of
December 31, 2001. No amounts associated with the former joint venture are
carried in the 2002 books.



                                                 December 31,
                                                     2001
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                                                (in thousands)
                                             
                 Balance Sheet:
                    Current assets.............    $    50
                    Owner's equity.............         50
                 Statement of Earnings:
                    Revenue....................    $    13
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                    Operating loss.............    $  (988)
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                    Net loss...................    $(1,034)
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                    VAALCO's share of net loss.    $  (973)
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5.  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

   The Company is authorized to issue up to 100 million shares of Common Stock.
Stockholders equity consists of preferred stock, common stock, options and
warrants. Set out below is a summary of the number of shares on an as converted
basis assuming cash exercise of all warrants and options. Certain options and
warrants have cashless exercise features that would alter the number of shares
issued if this feature were utilized.



                                                            2002       2001
                                                         ---------- ----------
                                                              
 Common shares issued and outstanding................... 20,830,955 20,744,569
 Preferred shares convertible to common stock........... 27,500,000 27,500,000
 Options and warrants (1)............................... 22,325,000  4,045,325
                                                         ---------- ----------
    Total shares on an as converted, as exercised basis. 70,655,955 52,289,894
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(1) The year 2002 share amounts includes 12,000,000 warrants that the Company
    expects to be cancelled upon repayment of the 1818 Fund Loan. Cash exercise
    of all warrants would result in payments of $14.7 million to the Company.

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                     VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

                FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001

             (in thousands of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)


   In connection with the charter of the FPSO, the Company as operator of the
Etame field, guaranteed the charter payments through September 2004. The
charter continues beyond that period unless one year's prior notice is given to
the owner of the FPSO. The Company obtained several guarantees from its
partners for their share of the charter payment. The Company's share of the
charter payment is 28.1%. The estimated obligations for the full charter
payment and the Company's share of the charter payments are as follows:



                                    Full
                                   Charter Company
                                   Payment  Share
                                   ------- -------
                                     $ thousands
                                     
                              2003 $18,516 $5,203
                              2004 $12,709 $3,571


   To fund its share of the development project, the Company has negotiated a
line of credit of $10.0 million through the International Finance Corporation
("IFC"), and the Company guaranteed the repayment of the loan until project
completion is achieved, anticipated to occur March 31, 2003.

   In July of 2001, the consortium elected to renew the Etame block for an
additional five-year term, consisting of a three-year and a two-year follow-on
term. The consortium committed to drill two additional wells on the block
during the three-year term. A one well commitment is required to obtain the
two-year extension.

   The Company believes it is substantially in compliance with all
environmental regulations.

9.  LONG TERM DEBT

   To fund its share of the development costs, on April 19, 2002, the Company
entered into a $10.0 million credit facility with the IFC, a subsidiary of the
World Bank. The credit facility required that the Company provide $10.0 million
of cash collateral to secure borrowings under the facility until the "project
completion date." The project completion date is generally defined as the date
after which the field has produced at an average rate of 14,250 BOPD and the
estimated gross proved reserves attributable to the field is at least 16.5
million barrels of oil. The Company expects that the project completion date
will occur on March 31, 2003, at which time the $10.0 million held as cash
collateral will be returned to the Company. The Company borrowed the $10.0
million that it used as cash collateral from the 1818 Fund, which owns a
majority of the Company's common stock on a fully diluted basis.

   In connection with the loan, the Company issued warrants to purchase 15.0
million shares of its common stock to the 1818 Fund (7.5 million of which will
terminate if the loan is repaid on or before March 31, 2003). The loan
agreement was subsequently amended to add an additional lender not related to
us, and to increase the amount we were entitled to borrow under the facility to
$13.0 million. After the other lender was added, the Company had borrowed $10.0
million under the loan, $7.0 million funded by the 1818 Fund and $3.0 million
by the other lender. The Company issued the other lender warrants to purchase
4.5 million shares of common stock on the same terms as the warrants issued to
the 1818 Fund (2.25 million of which will terminate if the loan is repaid on or
before March 31, 2003). If the Company does not draw down any further funds
under the facility, the 1818 Fund will be required to return an additional 2.25
million warrants at the time the facility is paid off. The Company does not
intend to draw any further amounts under the facility.

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Item 8.  Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure

   None.

                                   PART III

Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons;
        Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

   Information required by this item will be included in the Company's proxy
statement for its 2002 annual meeting, which will be filed with the Commission
within 120 days of December 31, 2002, and which is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 10.  Executive Compensation

   Information required by this item will be included in the Company's proxy
statement for its 2002 annual meeting, which will be filed with the Commission
within 120 days of December 31, 2002, and which is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 11.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

   Information required by this Item 403 of Regulation 5-B will be included in
the Company's proxy statement for its 2002 annual meeting, which will be filed
with the Commission within 120 days of December 31, 2002, and which is
incorporated herein by reference.



                                                                                               Number of
                                                                                               securities
                                                                                               remaining
                                                                                             available for
                                                        Number of                           future issuance
                                                     securities to be   Weighted-average      under equity
                                                       issued upon      exercise price of     compensation
                                                       exercise of         outstanding      plans (excluding
                                                   outstanding options, options, warrants securities reflected
                  Plan Category                    warrants and rights     and rights     in the first column)
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Equity compensation plans approved by security
  holders.........................................        800,000             $0.30            3,200,000
Equity compensation plans not approved by security
  holders (1).....................................      1,775,000             $2.71                  N/A
                                                        ---------             -----            ---------
Total.............................................      2,575,000             $1.96            3,200,000
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(1) Excludes 19,500,000 warrants issued in connection with 1818 Fund loan with
    an exercise price of $0.50 per share

Item 12.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

   Information required by this item will be included in the Company's proxy
statement for its 2002 annual meeting, which will be filed with the Commission
within 120 days of December 31, 2002, and which is incorporated herein by
reference.

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