Berry Petroleum Announces Mr. David D. Wolf Has Been Named to the Position of Executive...

Berry Petroleum Announces Mr. David D. Wolf Has Been Named to the Position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Today, Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY) announced that Mr. David
D. Wolf has been named to the position of Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wolf, age 37, has served as a Managing
Director in JPMorgan's Oil and Gas Group and has been with that firm
since 1995 where he has participated in numerous equity, debt and M&A
transactions in the energy industry. Mr. Wolf holds a B.S. in
Economics from Rollins College and an MBA in Finance from the Crummer
Graduate School of Business at the same institution.

In his role at Berry, Mr. Wolf will be responsible for leading the
Company's finance and accounting organization and will participate in
representing Berry to investors, lenders and credit rating agencies.
Mr. Wolf's employment with Berry Petroleum Company will commence upon
his satisfaction of certain conditions of his prior employment, but in
any event is expected to be on or before September 15, 2008.

Robert F. Heinemann, president and chief executive officer, stated
that "We are very pleased that David is joining the team at Berry
Petroleum Company. David's skills and experience in capital markets,
finance, and mergers and acquisitions will further contribute to the
ongoing growth of our Company and his perspective of the oil and gas
industry will be invaluable. Mr. Wolf will be relocating to the
Company's corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado."

About Berry Petroleum Company

Berry Petroleum Company is a publicly traded independent oil and
gas production and exploitation company with operations in California,
Utah and Colorado.

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Berry Petroleum Company
Todd Crabtree, 1-866-472-8279
www.bry.com

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