Toreador to Webcast 2011 Annual Stockholder Meeting

Regulatory News:

Toreador Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: TRGL) and (NYSE Euronext: TOR) announced today that it will webcast its 2011 Annual Stockholder Meetings on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The meeting will be held at 11:00 AM Eastern, at the Sofitel New York Hotel, Le Grand Paris Ballroom, 45 West 44^th Street, New York, New York.

Following the formal aspects of the Annual Meeting, management will make a presentation regarding the Company, and the Board of Directors and management will be available to investors, analysts and other stakeholders attending the meeting for an extended Q&A forum. Refreshments and food will be available for those attending.

A link to the webcast can be found on the Toreador website, www.toreador.net by selecting the "Investor Relations” link on the home page and then selecting the "Conference Call” link. You may also cut and paste the following link into your browser: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=68298&eventID=3975833

Those unable to listen to the live webcast may hear a rebroadcast for up to twelve months after the conference call using the same web page link. The presentation will be posted on the Company’s website the day of the meeting.

ABOUT TOREADOR

Toreador Resources Corporation is an independent international energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil. The company holds interests in developed and undeveloped oil properties in France. More information about Toreador may be found at the company's web site, http://www.toreador.net.