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flag California Resources Corp. is buying Berry Corp. for $717 million in stock, boosting its oil output and expanding into new regions.

flag California Resources Corp. is acquiring Dallas-based Berry Corp. in a $717 million all-stock deal, offering a 15% premium to Berry shareholders, with the merger expected to close in early 2026. flag The transaction, pending regulatory and shareholder approval, will expand CRC’s operations in Kern County, adding about 20,000 barrels per day of oil production and 20,000 net acres. flag The combined company, headquartered in Long Beach, will produce roughly 161,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, with 81% oil, and gain assets in Utah’s Uinta Basin. flag CRC expects $80–90 million in annual cost savings within a year through operational efficiencies, debt refinancing, and corporate overlap reductions. flag The deal includes Berry’s C&J Well Services, enhancing CRC’s field operations. flag Favorable regulatory changes in Kern County, including new permitting authority and potential CO2 pipeline approval, support CRC’s carbon storage project at Elk Hills. flag The acquisition follows CRC’s 2024 purchase of Aera Energy and its post-bankruptcy recovery, reinforcing its role as California’s largest oil producer.

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