On July 1, 2009, Toreador Resources Corporation ("Toreador") issued a press release providing an operations and corporate update. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by Toreador under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

(d)                 Exhibits



Exhibit No.              Description
99.1          Press Release, dated July 1, 2009.

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