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| Gaffney, Cline & Associates Limited Bentley Hall, Blacknest Alton, Hampshire GU34 4PU, UK Telephone: +44 (0)1420 525366 www.gaffney-cline.com Registered in England, number 1122740, at the above address CJF/KB/EE0212611/0522 15th March, 2012 Mr. Craig McKenzie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toreador Resources Corporation, 5 rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France. Dear Mr. McKenzie, UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION COMPLIANT RESERVES FOR CERTAIN OF TOREADOR’S FRENCH OIL PRODUCING ASSETS AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 2011 INTRODUCTION In accordance with your instructions, Gaffney, Cline & Associates Ltd (GCA) has carried out an audit of the oil and gas Reserves of certain Paris Basin assets owned by Toreador Resources Corporation (Toreador) as at 31st December, 2011. This audit has been carried out in accordance with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 4-10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with due regard for the amendments to that Rule, which were introduced in 2009 for reserves reporting effective from 2010. Toreador operates three main producing assets namely, the Neocomian Field Complex, Charmottes (Triassic) and Charmottes (Dogger) and has 100% equity in all of these fields. The Neocomian fields are very mature with over 50 years of production and 350 wells have been drilled since discovery in 1958. The Charmottes fields were discovered in 1984, and over 16 wells have been drilled to or through the Dogger reservoir and 5 wells in the Triassic. The location of these fields is shown in Figure 0.1. Toreador provided to GCA a data set of technical information, including geological, geophysical and engineering data and reports, together with financial data and development plans. In carrying out this review GCA has relied on the accuracy and completeness of the information received from Toreador. Industry standard abbreviations are contained in the attached Glossary in Appendix I, some or all of which have been used in this report. The Proved (1P), Proved plus Probable (2P), and Proved plus Probable plus Possible (3P) Reserves are reported as Gross since Toreador is the 100% owner of the assets. |