Common use of Oil Clause in Contracts

Oil. Contracts entered into with the purpose and effect of fixing prices on oil expected to be produced, sold or transported by Restricted Persons from its oil and gas properties, provided that at all times: (i) no such contract fixes a price for a term of more than 60 months except (A) contracts that are directly hedged to offset a longer term fixed rate contract and (B) contracts covering oil and gas properties in the Midway-Sunset Field which have a term not to exceed 84 months; (ii) the aggregate monthly production covered by all such contracts (determined, in the case of contracts that are not settled on a monthly basis, by a monthly proration reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) for any single month does not in the aggregate exceed 90% of Restricted Persons’ aggregate Projected Oil Production (determined, with respect to 2011 production only, with respect to Proved Reserves instead of Proved Developed Producing Reserves) anticipated to be sold in the ordinary course of Restricted Persons’ businesses for such month, and the aggregate monthly production covered by all such contracts referred to in Section 7.3(a)(i)(B) having a term of more than 60 months but not more than 84 months shall not in the aggregate exceed 60% of the Restricted Persons’ aggregate Projected Oil Production from the Midway-Sunset Field anticipated to be sold in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business for such month, (iii) except for letters of credit and the Collateral under the Security Documents with respect to Lender Hedging Obligations, no such contract requires any Restricted Person to put up money, assets or other security against the event of its nonperformance prior to actual default by such Restricted Person in performing its obligations thereunder, and (iv) each such contract is with a counterparty or has a guarantor of the obligation of the counterparty who (unless such counterparty is a Lender or one of its Affiliates) at the time the contract is made has long-term obligations rated A1 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or A+ by S & P, or better, respectively, by either Rating Agency.

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Sources: Credit Agreement (Berry Petroleum Co)

Oil. Contracts entered into with the purpose and effect of fixing prices on oil expected to be produced, sold or transported by Restricted Persons from its oil and gas properties, provided that at all times: (i) no such contract fixes a price for a term of more than 60 months except (Ax) contracts that are directly hedged to offset a longer term fixed rate contract and (By) contracts covering oil and gas properties in the Midway-Sunset Field which have a term not to exceed 84 months; (ii) the aggregate monthly production covered by all such contracts (determined, in the case of contracts that are not settled on a monthly basis, by a monthly proration reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) for any single month does not in the aggregate exceed 90% of Restricted Persons’ aggregate Projected Oil Production (determined, with respect to 2011 production only, with respect to Proved Reserves instead of Proved Developed Producing Reserves) anticipated to be sold in the ordinary course of Restricted Persons’ businesses for such month, and the aggregate monthly production covered by all such contracts referred to in Section 7.3(a)(i)(B) having a term of more than 60 months but not more than 84 months shall not in the aggregate exceed 60% of the Restricted Persons’ aggregate Projected Oil Production from the Midway-Sunset Field anticipated to be sold in the ordinary course of such Persons’ business for such month, (iii) except for letters of credit and the Collateral under the Security Documents with respect to Lender Hedging Obligations, no such contract requires any Restricted Person to put up money, assets or other security against the event of its nonperformance prior to actual default by such Restricted Person in performing its obligations thereunder, and (iv) each such contract is with a counterparty or has a guarantor of the obligation of the counterparty who (unless such counterparty is a Lender or one of its Affiliates) at the time the contract is made has long-term obligations rated A1 by M▇▇▇▇’▇ or A+ by S & P, or better, respectively, by either Rating Agency.

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Sources: Credit Agreement (Berry Petroleum Co)

Oil. Contracts entered into with the purpose and effect of fixing prices on oil expected to be produced, sold or transported by Restricted Persons from its oil and gas properties, provided that at all times: (i) no such contract fixes a price for a term of more than 60 months except (Ax) contracts that are directly hedged to offset a longer term fixed rate contract and (By) contracts covering oil and gas properties in the Midway-Sunset Field which have a term not to exceed 84 months; (ii) the aggregate monthly production covered by all such contracts (determined, in the case of contracts that are not settled on a monthly basis, by a monthly proration reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) for any single month does not in the aggregate exceed 90% of Restricted Persons' aggregate Projected Oil Production (determined, with respect to 2011 production only, with respect to Proved Reserves instead of Proved Developed Producing Reserves) anticipated to be sold in the ordinary course of Restricted Persons' businesses for such month, and the aggregate monthly production covered by all such contracts referred to in Section 7.3(a)(i)(B) having a term of more than 60 months but not more than 84 months shall not in the aggregate exceed 60% of the Restricted Persons' aggregate Projected Oil Production from the Midway-Sunset Field anticipated to be sold in the ordinary course of such Persons' business for such month, (iii) except for letters of credit and the WF Collateral under the WF Security Documents with respect to WF Lender Hedging Obligations, no such contract requires any Restricted Person to put up money, assets or other security against the event of its nonperformance prior to actual default by such Restricted Person in performing its obligations thereunder, and (iv) each such contract is with a counterparty or has a guarantor of the obligation of the counterparty who (unless such counterparty is a WF Lender or one of its Affiliates) at the time the contract is made has long-term obligations rated A1 by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or A+ by S & P, or better, respectively, by either Rating Agency.

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Sources: Credit Agreement (Berry Petroleum Co)