UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) March 22, 2007

Toreador Resources Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

	0-02517		75-0991164
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	4809 Cole Avenue, Suite 108
		Dallas, Texas		75205
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(214) 559-3933

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the Press Release issued by Toreador Resources Corporation (“Toreador”) on March 22, 2007 regarding commitments for a $45 million private placement of equity.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated March 22, 2007

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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

Date: March 22, 2007

By: /s/ Douglas W. Weir

Douglas W. Weir, Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated March 22, 2007