CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 of our report dated March 30, 2005 relating to the financial statements,
management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, of
Berry Petroleum Company, which appears in Berry Petroleum Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
July 27, 2005


Exhibit 23.2