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Berry is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: BRY) western U.S. independent upstream energy company with a focus on the conventional, long-lived oil reserves in the San Joaquin basin of California. The company changed its name from Berry Petroleum in February 2020.

Editor's note: Updated Aug. 21, 2020.

Transactions

Report Date Amount (MM) Description
2024-03-06 --

Berry Corp. Acquires Macpherson Energy Corp.

Berry Corp. Acquires Macpherson Energy Corp.

Report Date Amount (MM) Description
2021-09-16 $43.00

Berry to Acquire Basic Energy Services’ California Business in Bankruptcy Auction

Berry to Acquire Basic Energy Services’ California Business in Bankruptcy Auction

Report Date Amount (MM) Description
2018-12-03 $6.70

Berry Petroleum Exits East Texas To Focus On California Black Oil

Berry Petroleum Exits East Texas To Focus On California Black Oil

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New Financings

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2022-05-12 Berry Corp. Buyback $22.80

Purchased 2 million shares of its common stock representing 2.5% of outstanding shares and leaving over $…

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2021-08-26 Berry Corp. Debt $200.00

Entered into a credit agreement for a new reserve-based lending facility with a borrowing base of $500…

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2018-12-13 Berry Petroleum Corp. Buyback $100.00

Berry Petroleum Corp. announced today that its board of directors has adopted a program for the…

2100-05-23 Transaction $888.88

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News

Now, the Uinta: Drillers are Taking Utah’s Oily Stacked Pay Horizontal, at Last

Recently unconstrained by new rail capacity, operators are now putting laterals into the oily, western side of this long-producing basin that comes with little associated gas and little water, making it compete with the Permian Basin.

CEO: Berry Seeks Horizontal Drilling Opportunities in Uinta Basin

Berry Corp., which has a large footprint in California’s San Joaquin Basin, might be more excited about deals and drilling near its Uinta Basin acreage.

Come Together: California Resources, Aera Merge for Scale, Drilling Runway

California Resources Corp. closed an acquisition of Aera Energy to become California’s top oil and gas producer. Now, CRC President and CEO Francisco Leon wants to grow from a one-rig to an eight-rig drilling program—but faces stiff pushback from regulators and environmental advocates in the Golden State.

Watching the Uinta: XCL Petitions the FTC to Approve Altamont Acquisition

XCL Resources' petition was required under a prior agreement EnCap Energy Capital Fund XI struck with the FTC in 2022, which required the private equity group to sell off EP Energy’s Utah oil business.

Berry Bolts On More California Assets as Kern County M&A Continues

As Berry Corp. continues its aggressive hunt for growth opportunities outside of California, the E&P made a second bolt-on acquisition in Kern County in the fourth quarter.

Searching for Scale, Berry Corp. ‘Aggressively’ Hunting More M&A

Berry Corp. recently closed a multimillion-dollar acquisition to grow its footprint in California. But Berry wants to add even more scale through M&A, especially outside of the Golden State.

A&D Minute: California Heats Up [WATCH]

In this week's A&D Minute, California heats up in a bid to keep up with the Permian's slate of red hot deals. 

Berry Corp. Raises Production Outlook After Acquiring California E&P

Berry Corp. closed its acquisition of private E&P Macpherson Energy, growing Berry’s footprint in the San Joaquin Basin of Kern County, California.

Berry Corp. Inks Deal to Acquire Private California E&P

California-focused oil producer Berry Corp. is growing its footprint in Kern County with a $70 million acquisition.

Berry Corp. Releases Plans to Update Executive Team Roles

Berry Corp. announces change in management for the new year and stresses shareholder return expansion.

California Oil Producer Berry Corp. Explores Sale, Sources Say

Berry Corp. has a market value of about $669 million, based on its closing price on Oct. 5, and holds long-term debt worth $395 million as of June 30.

Berry to Acquire Basic Energy Services’ California Business in Bankruptcy Auction

The transaction provides a growth opportunity for the E&P operator to play a larger role in plugging and decommissioning the significant portfolio of orphan and idle wells in California, estimated to be a $6 billion market, says Berry CEO Trem Smith.

California-focused Oil Producer Berry Names Fernando Araujo as COO

Fernando Araujo joins Berry with 30 years of experience including with Shell Oil, Repsol SA, Apache Corp. and, most recently, Schlumberger Ltd.

California Toughens Drilling Oversight In Setback For Industry

The regulations, which were applauded by environmental groups, sent shares of California-based oil drillers Berry Petroleum Corp. and California Resources Corp. down sharply.