en.Wedoany.com Reported - Vaalco Energy Inc. will continue advancing its drilling operations in Gabon and Egypt after achieving interim results from its drilling programs in these countries.

Offshore Gabon, the operator has completed drilling, completion, and production startup of the Ebouri-5H development well. The Ebouri-5H well was drilled at the structural high, encountering 300 meters of horizontal net pay in high-quality Gamba sandstone, with an initial total production rate exceeding 8,000 barrels per day and low water cut. In the next phase, the rig will be mobilized to the SEENT platform to drill the ETBNM-3 development well, a directional deviated well adjacent to the GMF-1X discovery, targeting natural gas and condensate in the Dentale D15 reservoir at the crest of the North Tchibala structure. If successful, the gas from this well will be used for field operations to replace the current high-cost diesel, which is currently transported to the site by vessel. Vaalco, as operator of the Etame Marin block offshore Gabon, holds a 58.8% interest in the Ebouri field within this block.

Onshore Egypt, Vaalco operates the West Gharib, West Bakr, and North West Gharib combined concession areas in the Eastern Desert, as well as the South Ghazalat concession area in the Western Desert. The company has completed drilling, completion, and production startup of the HE-9 development well in these areas. The HE-9 well encountered 26 meters of net pay in the Asl B reservoir, with an initial production rate of 529 barrels per day, exceeding pre-drill expectations. This well is the first drilled under the company's 2026 onshore Egypt drilling program.

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