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VAALCO Enters Into Additional Crude Oil Derivative Contracts
HOUSTON, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“VAALCO” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into crude oil commodity swap agreements for a total of 672,533 barrels at a Dated Brent weighted average price of $66.51 per barrel for the period from and including May 2021 through October 2021. These swaps will settle on a monthly basis.
The Company is hedging a majority of its 2021 production volumes to protect cash flows which are expected to be used to fund the 2021/2022 drilling program of up to four wells and the potential Floating Storage and Offloading (“FSO”) unit capital upgrade costs if an agreement is executed. The Company entered into similar commodity swap agreements in January 2021. In total, VAALCO now has 70% of its production hedged through October 2021 at a Dated Brent weighted average price of $62.27 per barrel.
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HOUSTON -
May 11, 2021 - VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) ( VAALCO or the Company ) today announced that it has entered into crude oil commodity swap agreements for a total of 672,533 barrels at a Dated Brent weighted average price of
$66.51 per barrel for the period from and including
May 2021 through
The Company is hedging a majority of its 2021 production volumes to protect cash flows which are expected to be used to fund the 2021/2022 drilling program of up to four wells and the potential Floating Storage and Offloading ( FSO ) unit capital upgrade costs if an agreement is executed. The Company entered into similar commodity swap agreements in