BERRY PETROLEUM, NORRIS OIL <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.