Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by Toreador Resources Corporation ("Toreador") on January 7, 2009 regarding some potential transactions and an operations update.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Toreador, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K.

99.1 Press Release, dated January 7, 2009.

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