** Shares of oil producer Berry Corp BRY.O jump 10% to
$9.36
** BRY is exploring strategic options that could result in
the sale of the California-focused oil producer, according to
sources urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3155ZH
** Berry could attract interest from suitors backed by
private equity funds or international energy companies,
according to one of the sources
** BRY up ~20% so far this year
(Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru)
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