BERRY PETROLEUM, NORRIS OIL &lt;NOIL> TO MERGE

  Berry Petroleum Co said its board
  and the Norris Oil Co board approved a merger agreement that
  calls for Norris to become a wholly-owned Berry subsidiary.
      Berry, a privately-owned company which already owns 80.6
  pct of Norris Oil's stock, said the agreement calls for Norris'
  public shareholders to receive 0.0333 Berry common shares for
  each Norris share held.
  

