March 15, 2001



Berry Petroleum Company
P.O. Bin X
Taft, California 93268

Gentlemen:

     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000, (the Annual Report) of Berry Petroleum Company (the
Company), we hereby consent to (i) the use of and reference to (a) our report
dated February 26, 2001, entitled "Appraisal Report as of December 31, 2000,
on Certain Property Interests owned by Berry Petroleum Company," which
pertains to interests of the Company in certain oil and gas properties
located in California, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming;
(b) our report dated February 16, 2000, entitled "Appraisal Report as of
December 31, 1999, on Certain Property Interests owned by Berry Petroleum
Company," which pertains to interests of the Company in certain oil and gas
properties located in California, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and
Wyoming; and (c) our report dated February 16, 1999, entitled "Appraisal
Report as of December 31, 1998, on Certain Property Interests owned by Berry
Petroleum Company," which pertains to interests of the Company in certain oil
and gas properties located in California, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas
and Wyoming; (collectively referred to as the "Reports"), under the caption
"Oil and Gas Reserves" in items 1 and 2 of the Annual Report and under the
caption "Supplemental Information About Oil and Gas Producing Activities
(Unaudited) in item 8 of the Annual Report; and (ii) the use of and reference
to the name DeGolyer and MacNaughton as the independent petroleum engineering
firm that prepared the Reports under such items; provided, however, that
since the cash-flow calculations in the Annual Report include estimated
income taxes not included in the Reports, we are unable to verify the
accuracy of the cash-flow values in the Annual Report.

                                    Very truly yours,



                                    DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON











                               Exhibit 23.2

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