Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by Toreador Resources Corporation ("Toreador") on September 16, 2009 announcing the appointments of Bernard de Combret as an Independent Director on Toreador's Board of Directors, Marc Sengès as Toreador's Chief Financial Officer, and Tony Vermeire as Toreador's Commercial Director. 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 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 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release dated September 16, 2009

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