Berry Petroleum Company Announces July 27, 2004 Conference Call Regarding Second Quarter 2004 Earnings and Operating Results.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY), an independent oil and gas producer, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter 2004 earnings and operating results on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time).

The call may be accessed domestically by dialing 888-396-2356 with passcode 50267860 or internationally by dialing 617-847-8709 with passcode 50267860.

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can also be accessed at Berry's web site at www.bry.com. The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.fulldisclosure.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

A digital replay of the call will be available until August 10, 2004 by dialing 888-286-8010 with passcode 63692006 or you may visit Berry's web site at www.bry.com for an archived webcast.

Berry Petroleum Company is a publicly traded independent oil and gas production and exploitation company with its headquarters in Bakersfield, California.