UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                FORM 8-K/A


                              CURRENT REPORT

                   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              Date of Report: February 18,2005
           (Date of Earliest Event Reported):(February 18,2005)


                         Berry Petroleum Company
           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Delaware              1--9735            77-0079387
        (State or Other     (Commission File       (IRS Employer
         Jurisdiction            Number)        Identification No.)
       of Incorporation)


          5201 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 300            93309
                 Bakersfield, CA
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)


 Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (661) 616-3900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))








Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.



(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99 -  News Release, dated January 18, 2005, announcing
that the Company is postponing the release of 2004 earnings.




                            SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934,  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed  on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                         BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY


Date:  February 18, 2005  By:  /s/ Kenneth A. Olsen
                              Kenneth A. Olsen
                              Corporate Secretary

News Release

Berry Petroleum Company                          Phone (661) 616-3900
5201 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 300                    E-mail:  ir@bry.com
Bakersfield, California 93309-0640             Internet:  www.bry.com

Contacts: Robert F. Heinemann, President and CEO
          Ralph J. Goehring, Executive Vice President and CFO

           BERRY PETROLEUM POSTPONES 2004 EARNINGS RELEASE

Bakersfield,  CA  -  February  18, 2005  -  Berry  Petroleum  Company
(NYSE:BRY)  is  postponing  its  fourth  quarter  and  year-end  2004
earnings news release and conference call due to delays caused by the
additional  heavy workload on the Company in finalizing the  year-end
results  and  the  Section  404 of Sarbanes  Oxley  internal  control
report.   Additionally,  the  Company  is  currently  assessing   its
accounting   method   for  allocating  cogeneration   costs   between
electricity  and  oil  and gas operations.  This  assessment  is  not
expected to impact the Company's net income or results of operations.
Berry expects to report record net income and production for 2004 and
plans  to  release  earnings  data in the  near  future.   Additional
details for the earnings conference call will be forthcoming.

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




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