• VAALCO Energy secured government approval to enter the second exploration phase at Block CI-705 offshore Côte d’Ivoire, completing first-phase commitments.
• Second-phase commitments include drilling an exploration well by end-2028, further seismic reprocessing and relinquishing 25% of the block.
• The operator acquired its 70% working interest in March 2025; CI-705 lies approximately 70 kilometers west of its CI-40 block.

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