Exhibit 99.2

NANES BALKANY PARTNERS I LP

400 Madison Avenue, Suite 12C

New York, New York 10017

January 14, 2009

Re:           Toreador Resources Corporation

Dear ___________:

Thank you for agreeing to serve as a nominee for election to the Board of Directors of Toreador Resources Corporation (the “Company”) in connection with the proxy solicitation that Nanes Balkany Partners I LP (“Nanes Balkany Partners”), and certain of its affiliates, are considering undertaking to nominate and elect directors at the Company’s 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof (the “Solicitation”).  Your outstanding qualifications, we believe, will prove a valuable asset to the Company and all of its stockholders.  This letter agreement will set forth the terms of our agreement.

Nanes Balkany Partners agrees to indemnify and hold you harmless against any and all claims of any nature, whenever brought, arising from the Solicitation and any related transactions, irrespective of the outcome; provided, however, that you will not be entitled to indemnification for claims arising from your gross negligence, willful misconduct, intentional and material violations of law, criminal actions or material breach of the terms of this letter agreement; provided further, that all of Nanes Balkany Partners’ indemnification and other obligations hereunder shall terminate upon your becoming a director of the Company.  This indemnification will include any and all losses, liabilities, damages, demands, claims, suits, actions, judgments, or causes of action, assessments, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitration action, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation asserted against, resulting, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by you, directly or indirectly, as a result of or arising from the Solicitation and any related transactions (each, a “Loss”).

In the event of a claim against you pursuant to the prior paragraph or the occurrence of a Loss, you shall give Nanes Balkany Partners prompt written notice of such claim or Loss (provided that failure to promptly notify Nanes Balkany Partners shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have on account of this letter agreement, except to the extent Nanes Balkany Partners shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure).  Upon receipt of such written notice, Nanes Balkany Partners will provide you with counsel to represent you.  Such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to you.  In addition, you will be reimbursed promptly for all Losses suffered by you and as incurred as provided herein.  Nanes Balkany Partners may not enter into any settlement of loss or claim without your consent unless such settlement includes a release of you from any and all liability in respect of such claim.

You hereby agree to keep confidential and not disclose to any party, without the consent of Nanes Balkany Partners, any confidential, proprietary or non-public information (collectively, “Information”) of Nanes Balkany Partners or its affiliates, which you have heretofore obtained or may obtain in connection with your role as a nominee of Nanes Balkany Partners.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Information shall not include any information that is publicly disclosed by Nanes Balkany Partners or its affiliates or any information that you can demonstrate is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on your part, otherwise generally known to the public.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are required by applicable law, rule, regulation or legal process to disclose any Information you may do so provided that you first promptly notify Nanes Balkany Partners so that Nanes Balkany Partners or any representative thereof may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in Nanes Balkany Partners’ sole discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this letter agreement.  In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained or Nanes Balkany Partners does not waive compliance with the terms of this letter agreement, you may consult with counsel at the cost of Nanes Balkany Partners and you may furnish only that portion of the Information which you are advised by counsel is legally required to be so disclosed and you will request that the party(ies) receiving such Information maintain it as confidential.

All Information, all copies thereof, and any studies, notes, records, analysis, compilations or other documents prepared by you containing such Information, shall be and remain the property of Nanes Balkany Partners and, upon the request of a representative of Nanes Balkany Partners, all such information shall be returned or, at Nanes Balkany Partners’ option, destroyed by you, with such destruction confirmed by you to Nanes Balkany Partners in writing.

This letter agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereof.

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If you agree to the foregoing terms, please sign below to indicate your acceptance.

Very truly yours,
NANES BALKANY PARTNERS I LP
By:	Nanes Balkany Partners LLC
	General Partner

By:
	Name:	Julien Balkany
	Title:	Managing Member

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

[NOMINEE]