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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 1, 2011

Toreador Resources Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34216

75-0991164

(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File
Number)

(IRS employer
Identification No.)

 

c/o Toreador Holding SAS

75009

9 rue Scribe

(Zip code)

Paris, France

(Address of principal executive offices)

33 1 47 03 34 24
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

_______________________________
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 1, 2011, Toreador Resources Corporation issued a press release providing an operational update on its unconventional shale oil program and the status of the renewal of certain conventional oil concessions.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 
99.1 Press release, dated February 1, 2011.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 

TOREADOR RESOURCES CORPORATION

 
 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Craig M. McKenzie

Name: Craig M. McKenzie

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:

February 1, 2011


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 
99.1

Press release, dated February 1, 2011.