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VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2008 June (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

 

¨ 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.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   76-0274813

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

4600 Post Oak Place

Suite 309

Houston, Texas

  77027
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

(713) 623-0801

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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  ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨    Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes  ¨    No  x.

As of July 31, 2008, there were outstanding 58,242,682 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of the registrant.

 

 

 


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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

   3

Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations
Three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

   4

Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows
Six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

   5

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

   11

QUANTATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

   18

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

   18
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION    19

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

   19

ITEM 2. ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008

   19

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

   19

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars, except number of shares and par value amounts)

 

      June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 108,583     $ 76,450  

Funds in escrow

     4,764       4,764  

Receivables:

    

Trade

     15,200       19,766  

Accounts with partners

     130       3,829  

Other

     1,828       1,646  

Crude oil inventory

     1,576       927  

Materials and supplies

     425       339  

Prepayments and other

     3,253       2,162  
                

Total current assets

     135,759       109,883  
                

Property and equipment—successful efforts method:

    

Wells, platforms and other production facilities

     80,921       80,052  

Undeveloped acreage

     12,841       12,841  

Work in progress

     20,678       11,822  

Equipment and other

     2,361       2,261  
                
     116,801       106,976  

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (52,945 )     (42,984 )
                

Net property and equipment

     63,856       63,992  
                

Other assets:

    

Deferred tax asset

     1,435       1,457  

Funds in escrow

     10,873       10,871  

Other long term assets

     262       355  
                

TOTAL

   $ 212,185     $ 186,558  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 40,414     $ 23,904  

Accounts with partners

     2,099       —    

Income taxes payable

     —         200  
                

Total current liabilities

     42,513       24,104  
                

Long term debt

     5,000       5,000  

Asset retirement obligations

     7,358       6,728  
                

Total liabilities

     54,871       35,832  
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries

     8,416       8,396  

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.10 par value, 100,000,000 authorized shares 61,103,324 and 61,054,824 shares issued with 2,860,642 and 1,560,342 in treasury at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively

     6,110       6,105  

Additional paid-in capital

     51,899       51,294  

Retained earnings

     102,311       87,483  

Less treasury stock, at cost

     (11,422 )     (2,552 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     148,898       142,330  
                

TOTAL

   $ 212,185     $ 186,558  
                

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenues:

        

Oil and gas sales

   $ 55,354     $ 24,128     $ 97,512     $ 53,259  

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Production expenses

     4,537       2,977       8,931       7,243  

Exploration expense

     1,337       426       8,049       5,482  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     5,239       4,067       10,173       8,730  

General and administrative expenses

     3,566       1,470       5,553       4,315  
                                

Total operating costs and expenses

     14,679       8,940       32,706       25,770  
                                

Operating income

     40,675       15,188       64,806       27,489  

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     843       978       1,356       1,832  

Interest expense

     (55 )     (570 )     (419 )     (828 )

Other, net

     5       56       (28 )     136  
                                

Total other income (expense)

     793       464       909       1,140  
                                

Income from continuing operations before income taxes, and minority interest

     41,468       15,652       65,715       28,629  

Income tax expense

     26,488       11,329       47,870       18,521  

Minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries

     1,953       582       3,017       1,785  
                                

Income from continuing operations

     13,027       3,741       14,828       8,323  

Discontinued operations: (Note 8)

        

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —         (24 )     —         (51 )
                                

Net income

   $ 13,027     $ 3,717     $ 14,828     $ 8,272  
                                

Basic income per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.22     $ 0.06     $ 0.25     $ 0.14  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —         —         —         —    
                                

Basic income per share

   $ 0.22     $ 0.06     $ 0.25     $ 0.14  
                                

Diluted income per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.22     $ 0.06     $ 0.25     $ 0.14  

Loss from discontinued operations

     —         —         —         —    
                                

Diluted income per share

   $ 0.22     $ 0.06     $ 0.25     $ 0.14  
                                

Basic weighted shares outstanding

     58,879       59,124       59,108       59,082  
                                

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     59,626       60,281       59,700       60,355  
                                

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 14,828     $ 8,272  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     10,173       8,730  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     93       431  

Dry hole costs

     6,399       —    

Stock based compensation

     494       1,138  

Minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries

     3,017       1,785  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade receivables

     4,566       (2,882 )

Accounts with partners

     5,798       14,671  

Other receivables

     (182 )     (1,257 )

Crude oil inventory

     (649 )     (842 )

Materials and supplies

     (86 )     —    

Deferred tax asset

     22       1,385  

Prepayments and other

     (1,091 )     243  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     12,071       (10,625 )

Income taxes payable

     (200 )     —    
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     55,253       21,049  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Funds in escrow, net

     (2 )     (16 )

Additions to property and equipment

     (4,968 )     (7,772 )

Dry hole costs

     (6,399 )     —    

Other

     —         —    
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (11,369 )     (7,788 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

     116       204  

Purchase of treasury shares

     (8,870 )     —    

Distribution to minority interest

     (2,997 )     (1,998 )

Other

     —         (42 )
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (11,751 )     (1,836 )
                

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     32,133       11,425  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     76,450       60,979  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

     108,583       72,404  
                

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

    

Income taxes paid

   $ 45,771     $ 18,780  
                

Interest paid

   $ 265     $ 225  
                

Supplemental disclosure of non cash flow information

    

Change in investment in property and equipment not paid

   $ (4,439 )   $ (4,267 )
                

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The condensed consolidated financial statements of VAALCO Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “VAALCO” or the “Company”), included herein are unaudited, but include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals which the Company deems necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim period. Such results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which also contains a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. These policies were also followed in preparing the quarterly report included herein. The Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas exploration and development costs.

VAALCO is a Houston-based independent energy company, principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. VAALCO owns producing properties and conducts exploration activities as the operator of two production sharing contracts in Gabon, West Africa, conducts exploration activities in one concession in Angola, West Africa and conducts exploration activities on two blocks in the British North Sea. Domestically, the Company has interests in the Texas Gulf Coast area.

VAALCO’s subsidiaries holding interests in Gabon are VAALCO Energy (International), Inc., VAALCO Gabon (Etame), Inc. and VAALCO Production (Gabon), Inc. In Angola VAALCO holds its concession interest in VAALCO Angola (Kwanza), Inc. In Great Britain VAALCO holds its North Sea interests in VAALCO UK (North Sea), Ltd. VAALCO Energy (USA), Inc. holds interests in certain properties in the United States.

 

2. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company accounts for earnings per share in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 128—Earnings per Share, (“EPS”). SFAS No. 128 requires the presentation of “basic” and “diluted” EPS on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is calculated using the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS assumes the exercise of all stock options and warrants having exercise prices less than the average market price of the common stock using the treasury stock method.

Diluted Shares consist of the following:

 

      Three months ended    Six months ended

Item

   June 30, 2008    June 30, 2007    June 30, 2008    June 30, 2007

Basic weighted average common stock issued and outstanding

   58,878,846    59,124,086    59,107,639    59,082,113

Dilutive options

   746,802    1,156,992    592,152    1,273,363
                   

Total diluted shares

   59,625,648    60,281,078    59,699,791    60,355,476

Options to purchase 1,697,640 and 1,828,420 shares were excluded in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, because they would have been anti-dilutive.

 

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3. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

FASB Statement 157, Fair Value Measurements—The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, on January 1, 2008. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. In February 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. FAS 157-1 and No. FAS 157-2, which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years and removes certain leasing transactions from the scope of SFAS No. 157. We do not currently have any significant assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

FASB Statement 141(R), Business Combinations, and FASB Statement 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement 141(R), Business Combinations, which replaced FASB Statement 141, Business Combinations, (“SFAS 141(R)”). In December 2007, the FASB also issued FASB Statement 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51, (“SFAS 160”). These statements significantly change the accounting for business combinations and noncontrolling interests. Among other things, and compared to the predecessor guidance, these statements will require more assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at fair value as of the acquisition date, liabilities related to contingent consideration to be remeasured to fair value each subsequent reporting period, an acquirer in preacquisition periods to expense all acquisition-related costs, and noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries initially to be measured at fair value and classified as a separate component of equity. These statements are to be applied prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is evaluating SFAS 141(R) and SFAS 160 to determine the impact of these statements on our consolidated financial statements.

FASB Statement 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115—In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS 159 as of January 1, 2008 and did not elect the fair value option for any instruments that were not previously reported at fair value.

 

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4. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock options are granted under the Company’s long-term incentive plan and have an exercise price that may not be less than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. In general, stock options granted will become exercisable over a period determined by the Compensation Committee which in the past has been a five year life, with the options vesting over a three year period. In addition, stock options will become exercisable upon a change in control, unless provided otherwise by the Compensation Committee. At June 30, 2008 there were 3,121,196 shares subject to options authorized but not granted.

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company granted no stock options.

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company recognized non-cash compensation expense of $0.2 million and $0.5 million respectively, (or $0.00 and $0.01 per basic and diluted share, respectively), related to stock options. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company recognized non-cash compensation expense of $0.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively (or $0.01 and $0.02 per basic and diluted share, respectively). These amounts were recorded as general and administrative expense. Because the Company does not pay significant United States taxes, no amounts were recorded for tax benefits related to excess stock based compensation deductions.

A summary of the unit option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2008 is provided below:

 

     Number of
Units
Underlying
Options

(in thousands)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

(in millions)

Outstanding at beginning of period

   3,251    $ 5.91    3.44   

Granted

   —        —      —     

Exercised

   49      2.39    3.31   

Forfeited

   —        —      —     
                 

Outstanding at end of period

   3,202      5.97    2.93    $ 8.0
                       

Exercisable at end of period

   2,154    $ 4.93    2.67    $ 7.5
                       

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. As of June 30, 2008, unrecognized compensation costs totaled $0.8 million. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.5 years. No stock options vested during the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

5. GUARANTEES

In September 2007, the Company entered into an amendment with the owner of the FPSO chartered for the Etame field to extend the contract until September 2015. In connection with

 

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the charter of the FPSO, the Company as operator of the Etame field guaranteed the charter payments through September 2013. The charter continues for two years 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 Company believes the need for performance under the charter guarantee is remote. The estimated obligations for the annual charter payment and the Company’s share of the charter payments through the end of the charter are as follows: (in thousands)

 

Year

   Full Charter Payment    Company Share

2008

   $ 8,882    $ 2,494

2009

   $ 17,269    $ 4,848

2010

   $ 16,962    $ 4,762

2011

   $ 16,762    $ 4,706

2012

   $ 16,659    $ 4,677

Thereafter

   $ 12,460    $ 3,498

The Company has recorded a liability of $0.5 million at June 30, 2008 representing the guarantee’s fair value.

 

6. COMMITMENTS

In January 2006, the consortium elected to extend the Etame Marin block for an additional five-year term commencing July 2006. The extension consists of a three-year and a two-year follow-on term. The first term carries a minimum work obligation of one exploration well for a minimum $7.0 million exploration expenditure commitment ($2.1 million net to the Company). An additional exploration well is required during the optional two year extension.

In November 2005, the Company signed a production sharing contract for the Mutamba Iroru block onshore Gabon. The five year contract awards the Company exploration rights along the central coast of Gabon. During the first three years of the contract the Company is required to drill one exploration well and expend a minimum of $4.0 million. During the optional two year extension to the contract, the Company is required to acquire specified levels of seismic data, drill one exploration well and expend a minimum of $5.0 million. The Company is currently interpreting data from past operators of the area and expects to drill one or two wells in 2008.

In November 2006, the Company signed a production sharing contract for Block 5 offshore Angola. The seven year contract awards the Company exploration rights to 1.4 million acres offshore central Angola. The Company’s working interest in the Contract is 40%. Additionally, the Company is required to carry the Angolan National Oil Company Sonangol P&P for 10% of the work program. During the first four years of the contract, the Company is required to acquire and process 1,000 square kilometers of 3-D seismic, drill two exploration wells and expend a minimum of $29.5 million ($14.8 million net to the Company). During the optional three year extension to the contract, the Company is required to acquire 600 square kilometers of 3-D seismic data, drill two exploration wells and expend a minimum of $27.2 million ($13.6 million net to the Company). The Company acquired the 1,175 square kilometers of 3-D data called for in the first exploration period at a cost of $7.5 million ($3.75 million net to the Company) in January 2007.

 

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In December 2007, the Company signed a farm-in agreement for Block 9/28d offshore the United Kingdom in the British North Sea. The Company is obligated to pay its share of the drilling of one well on the block and a portion of the share of the farminee’s share of the well. The well was spudded in December 2007 and reached total depth in January 2008. The well was suspended as a non-commercial discovery in January 2008. In 2007, the Company incurred $8.0 million in exploration costs associated with the well. An additional $6.4 million was incurred in the first quarter of 2008. The Company is carrying no capitalized amounts on its books for this well.

In January 2008, the Company signed a farm-in agreement for a 25% working interest in Block 48/25c offshore in the British North Sea. The Company is obligated to pay its share of the drilling of one well on the block and a portion of the share of the farminee’s share of the well. Block 48/25c is located in the Southern Gas Basin and an exploration well is expected to be drilled during the third quarter of 2008. It is anticipated that the Company share of costs for this well will be approximately $8.0 million.

 

7. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operations are based in Gabon, Angola, the British North Sea and in the United States. Management reviews and evaluates the operation of each geographic segment separately. The operations of all segments include exploration for and production of hydrocarbons where commercial reserves have been found and developed. Revenues are based on the location of hydrocarbon production. The Company evaluates each segment based on income (loss) from operations. Segment activity for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows: (in thousands)

 

Three months ended June 30,

   Gabon    Angola     North
Sea
    Corporate
and Other
    Total

2008

           

Revenues

   $ 55,296    $ —       $ —       $ 58     $ 55,354

Income from operations

     45,457      (638 )     179       (4,323 )     40,675
2007            

Revenues

     24,067      —         —         61       24,128

Income from operations

     16,986      (40 )     —         (1,758 )     15,188

Six months ended June 30,

   Gabon    Angola     North
Sea
    Corporate
and Other
    Total

2008

           

Revenues

   $ 97,404    $ —       $ —       $ 107     $ 97,512

Income from operations

     77,106      (859 )     (6,355 )     (5,085 )     64,806

2007

           

Revenues

     53,132      —         —         127       53,259

Income from operations

     35,964      (3,806 )     —         (4,669 )     27,489

 

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VAALCO ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This report includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report (and the exhibits hereto), including without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s financial position and estimated quantities and net present values of reserves, and statements proceed by, followed by or that otherwise include the word “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “target,” “goal,” “objective,” “should,” or similar expressions or variations of such expressions are forward looking statements. The Company can give no assurances that the assumptions upon which such statements are based will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations (“Cautionary Statements”) include volatility of oil and gas prices, future production costs, future production quantities, operating hazards, weather, and statements set forth in the “Risk Factors” section included in the Company’s Forms 10-K. All subsequent written and oral forward looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified by the Cautionary Statements.

INTRODUCTION

The Company operates oil production sharing contracts in Gabon and Angola, and has interests in two blocks in the British North Sea. In addition, the Company has minor onshore and offshore domestic United States production in Texas and Louisiana. In Gabon, the Company operates the Etame Marin block, a 750,000 acre block offshore southern Gabon. Three fields on the Etame Marin block are under production, the Etame, Avouma and South Tchibala fields. During the six months of 2008, these fields produced 4.0 million barrels of oil (0.9 million barrels net to the Company). The Company is also developing the Ebouri field on the Etame Marin block. Construction of the production platform was completed in April 2008 and the platform is being shipped to Gabon for installation. First production from the Ebouri field is expected in late 2008. In addition to developing the Ebouri field, the Company has plans to drill three exploration wells on the Etame Marin block beginning later in 2008.

Also in Gabon, the Company operates the Mutamba Iroru block, a 270,000 acre onshore license which the Company acquired in 2005. The Company anticipates drilling two exploration wells on the block later in 2008. There is currently no production from the Mutamba Iroru block.

In Angola, the Company operates Block 5, a 1.4 million acre offshore license which the Company acquired in December 2006. The Company has leased 1140 square kilometers of 3-D data over the block and has a commitment to drill two exploration wells prior to December 1, 2010. The Company expects to drill the first of the exploration wells during the first half of 2009.

 

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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $55.3 million, as compared to $21.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in cash provided by operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to higher net income and due to changes in working capital other than cash which contributed $20.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to an increase in working capital other than cash of $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $11.4 million, compared to net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007 of $7.8 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company invested $5.0 million in the Etame Marin block operations for the development of the Ebouri field and completed the drilling of a dry well in the North Sea at a cost of $6.4 million for the period. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company invested $7.8 million in Etame Marin block operations primarily for development of the Avouma and South Tchibala fields.

For the six months ended June 30, 2008, cash used in financing activities was $11.8 million, consisting of distributions to a minority interest owner of $3.0 million and purchase of shares of $8.9 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, cash used by financing activities of $1.8 million consisted primarily of $2.0 million used for distributions to minority interest holders. In addition, the Company received $0.2 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock.

Capital Expenditures

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company incurred $9.4 million of capital expenditures (including amounts carried in accounts payable at June 30, 2008), primarily associated with the construction of the Ebouri development platform. During the remainder of 2008, the Company anticipates commencing an exploration program with three exploration and development wells on the Etame Marin block, two exploration wells on the Mutamba block and one well in the British North Sea. The budget for the exploration wells is approximately $35.0 million net to the Company. In addition, the Company will complete the installation and commissioning of the Ebouri platform and drill one or two development wells at a remaining cost of $16 to $24 million net to the Company.

Liquidity

Historically, the Company’s primary sources of capital have been cash flows from operations, private sales of equity, borrowings and purchase money debt. At June 30, 2008, the Company had cash of $108.6 million. The Company believes that this cash combined with cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund the Company’s remaining 2008 capital expenditure budget, required debt service payments and additional investments in working capital resulting from potential growth. As operator of the Etame Marin block and Block 5 in Angola, the Company enters into project related activities on behalf of its working interest partners. The Company generally obtains advances from it partners prior to significant funding commitments.

 

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In June 2005, the Company executed a loan agreement with the IFC for a $30.0 million revolving credit facility which is secured by the assets of the Company’s Gabon subsidiary. The facility extends through October 2009 at which point it can be extended, or converted to a term loan. Under the revolving credit facility, the IFC holds a pledge of the Company’s interest in the Etame Marin block, and pledge of the shares of VAALCO Gabon (Etame), Inc., the subsidiary which owns the Company’s interest in the Etame Marin block. The IFC also has a security interest in any crude oil sales contract the Company enters into for the sale of crude oil from the Etame Marin block.

Substantially all of the Company’s crude oil and gas is sold at the well head at posted or index prices under short-term contracts. In Gabon, the Company markets its crude oil under an agreement with Shell. While the loss of Shell as a buyer might have a material adverse effect on the Company in the near term, management believes that the Company would be able to obtain other customers for its crude oil.

Domestically, the Company produces from wells in Brazos County Texas and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, which contributed $107,000 to revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2008. Domestic production is sold via separate contracts for oil and gas. The Company has access to several alternative buyers for oil and gas sales domestically.

Oil and Gas Exploration Costs

The Company uses the “successful efforts” method of accounting for its oil and gas exploration and development costs. All expenditures related to exploration, with the exception of costs of drilling exploratory wells are charged as an expense when incurred. The costs of exploratory wells are capitalized pending determination of whether commercially producible oil and gas reserves have been discovered. If the determination is made that a well did not encounter potentially economic oil and gas quantities, the well costs are charged as an expense. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company spent $6.4 million on a well in the British North Sea which was suspended as a non-commercial oil discovery and $1.6 million on other exploration activities including 2-D seismic acquisition in Gabon.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to three months ended June 30, 2007

Revenues

Total revenues were $55.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $24.1 million for the comparable period in 2007. The Company sold approximately 464,000 net barrels of oil equivalent at an average price of $119.18 in three months ended June 30, 2008. In the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company sold approximately 351,000 barrels of oil equivalent at an average price of $68.77 per barrel. Crude oil production from the Etame, Avouma and South Tchibala fields is averaging 21,500 BOPD compared to approximately 20,500 BOPD in the three months ended June 30, 2007. Crude oil sales are a function of the number and size of crude oil liftings in each quarter from the FPSO and thus crude oil sales do not always coincide with volumes produced in any given quarter.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Total production expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were $4.5 million compared to $3.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2007. The Company matches production expenses with crude oil sales. Any production expenses associated with unsold crude oil inventory are capitalized. Expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2008 were higher than in the three months ended June 30, 2007 due to increased volumes sold as well as higher boat rental costs, higher FPSO costs, higher helicopter costs and higher fuel costs.

Exploration expense was $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $0.4 million in the comparable period in 2007. For the three months ended June 30, 2008, exploration expense consisted of aeromagnetic gravity data acquired over the Mutamba Iroru block, onshore Gabon, seismic acquisition and processing costs associated with the Company’s Etame Marin block and seismic processing costs in Angola. Exploration expense for the three months ended June 30, 2007 consisted primarily of seismic processing costs in Gabon and Angola.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses were $5.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $4.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2007. The higher depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2007 was due to higher volumes of oil sold.

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $3.6 million and $1.5 million for each period, respectively. The higher general and administrative costs in 2008 were due in part to non-recurring legal and solicitation costs associated with the Company’s annual meeting. During the three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company incurred $0.3 million of general and administrative costs for the Company’s Angola office, which was not open during the three months ended June 30, 2007. Also during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007, the Company incurred stock based compensation expense of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. In both of the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company benefited from overhead reimbursement associated with production and development operations on the Etame Marin block.

 

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Other Income (Expense)

Interest income received on amounts on deposit was $0.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $1.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease in interest income received on amounts on deposit reflects lower interest rates in 2008. Interest expense and financing charges for the IFC loan was $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, reflecting interest on amounts borrowed on the IFC loan, net of capitalized interest expense.

Income Taxes

Income taxes amounted to $26.5 million and $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In the three months ended June 30, 2008 and in the three months ended June 30, 2007, the income taxes were all paid in Gabon. Income taxes in the three months ended June 30, 2008 were higher due to higher oil prices, which increased taxable revenues.

Discontinued Operations

Loss from discontinued operations in the Philippines in the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $24,000. The Philippines offices were closed in 2007 and no costs were incurred in 2008.

Minority Interest

The Company incurred $2.0 million and $0.6 million in minority interest charges in the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These minority interest charges were associated with VAALCO Energy (International), Inc., a subsidiary that is 90.01% owned by the Company.

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $13.1 million, compared to net income of $3.7 million for the same period in 2007. Higher oil prices and crude volumes sold, which were partially offset by higher operating costs, contributed to the higher net income in 2008.

Six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to six months ended June 30, 2007

Revenues

Total revenues were $97.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $53.3 million for the comparable period in 2007. The Company sold approximately 910,000 net barrels of oil equivalent at an average price of $107.06 in the six months ended June 30, 2008. In the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company sold approximately 861,000 barrels of oil equivalent at an average price of $61.81 per barrel. Crude oil sales are a function of the number and size of crude oil liftings in each quarter from the FPSO and thus crude oil sales do not always coincide with volumes produced in any given quarter.

 

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Operating Costs and Expenses

Total production expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $8.9 million compared to $7.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007. The Company matches production expenses with crude oil sales. Any production expenses associated with unsold crude oil inventory are capitalized. Expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2008 were higher due to higher insurance costs, higher costs of boat and helicopter rentals, higher fuel costs and due to higher FPSO costs.

Exploration expense was $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $5.5 million in the comparable period in 2007. Exploration expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 included $6.4 million of dry hole costs associated with a well drilled by the Company in the North Sea. Also included in exploration expense were aeromagnetic gravity data acquired over the Mutamba Iroru block, onshore Gabon, seismic acquisition and processing costs associated with the Company’s Etame Marin concession and seismic processing costs in Angola. Exploration expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 included $3.8 million associated with licensing 1,000 square kilometers of 3-D seismic data for Block 5 in Angola and $1.4 million for acquisition and processing of 400 square kilometers of 3-D seismic offshore Gabon.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses were $10.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $8.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007. The higher depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2007 was due to higher volumes of oil sold, and due to increasing percentages of total production coming from the Avouma and South Tchibala fields, which have higher depletion rates than from the Etame field.

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $5.6 million and $4.3 million for each period, respectively. The higher general and administrative costs in 2008 were due in part to non-recurring legal and solicitation costs associated with the Company’s annual meeting. The Company also incurred $0.5 million of general and administrative costs in Angola in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to operate the Company’s office which opened there in September 2007. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company incurred $0.5 million of stock based compensation compared to $1.1 million incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2007.

Other Income (Expense)

Interest income received on amounts on deposit was $1.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $1.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease in interest income received on amounts on deposit reflects lower interest rates in 2008. Interest expense and financing charges was $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 all associated with the Company’s IFC loan.

Income Taxes

Income taxes amounted to $47.9 million and $18.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the income taxes were all paid in Gabon. The higher income taxes paid in Gabon in six months ended June 30, 2007 were due to higher oil prices and crude volumes sold.

 

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Discontinued Operations

Expense from discontinued operations in the Philippines in the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $0.1 million. The Philippines offices were closed in 2007 and no costs were incurred in 2008.

Minority Interest

The Company incurred $3.0 million and $1.8 million in minority interest charges in the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These minority interest charges were associated with VAALCO Energy (International), Inc., a subsidiary that is 90.01% owned by the Company.

Net Income

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $14.9 million, compared to net income of $8.3 million for the same period in 2007. Higher oil prices and crude volumes sold, partially offset by higher operating costs, contributed to the higher net income in 2008.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s results of operations are dependent upon the difference between prices received for its oil and gas production and the costs to find and produce such oil and gas. Oil and gas prices have been and are expected in the future to be volatile and subject to fluctuations based on a number of factors beyond the control of the Company. The Company does not presently have any active hedges in place, but may do so in the future.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it file or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We have no material changes to the disclosure on this matter in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

ITEM 2. ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008

The following table provides information regarding the number of shares of common stock of the Company purchased by the Company during the three months ended June 30, 2008.

 

     Number of shares
purchased
   Average price
per share
   Total number of
shares purchased as
part of publicly
announced plans or
programs
   Maximum number of
shares that may yet be
purchased under the
plans or programs
 

April 2008

   —      —      —     

May 2008

   500,000    7.69    500,000   

June 2008

   500,000    7.44    500,000   
                 

Total

   1,000,000    7.59    1,000,000    (See note 1 )
 

Note 1—On September 14, 2007, the Company announced its intention to purchase up to $20 million of shares of its common stock for the treasury. The announcement did not specify an amount of shares or expiration date. Purchases may be made in both the open market and through negotiated transactions, and purchases may be increased, decreased or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At the annual meeting of stockholders held on June 4, 2008 the Common Stockholders elected, by a majority vote of shares entitled to vote at the meeting, three Class I Directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. The stockholders also approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditors of the Company.

 

Directors Elected by Common Stockholders

   Votes Cast For    Votes Cast Against    Withheld

William S. Farish

   31,258,517    0    1,010,234

Arnie R. Nielsen

   31,160,729    0    1,108,022

W. Russell Scheirman

   30,621,043    0    1,647,708

 

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Regarding the proposal to approve the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as the Company’s independent auditors, 31,818,711 votes were cast for the proposal and 450,000 votes were cast against or abstained from voting for the proposal.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits

 

  3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

  3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on July 15, 1998, Reg. No. 333-59095).

 

  3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on July 15, 1998, Reg. No. 333-59095).

 

  3.3 Amended and Restated Bylaws dated March 24, 2005 filed with the Commission on May 2, 2005. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005).

 

  31. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

 

  31.1 Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

  31.2 Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Section 1350 Certificates

 

  32.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

 

  32.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

VAALCO ENERGY, INC.

(Registrant)

By  

/s/ W. RUSSELL SCHEIRMAN

 

W. Russell Scheirman, President,

Chief Financial Officer and Director

  (on behalf of the Registrant and as the principal financial officer)

Dated: August 11, 2008

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits

 

31.1    Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.
32.2    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002.

 

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