Exhibit 23.1
| Gaffney, |
| Cline & |
| Associates |
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| Gaffney, Cline & Associates Limited |
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| Bentley Hall, Blacknest |
| Alton, Hampshire GU34 4PU, UK |
| Telephone: +44 (0)1420 525366 |
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| www.gaffney-cline.com |
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CJF/EE0212611/sf | 20th March, 2012 |
ZaZa Energy Corporation,
1301 McKinney Street,
Suite 2850,
Houston,
Texas 77010.
Dear Sirs,
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
Gaffney, Cline & Associates (GCA) hereby consents to the references to it included in ZaZa Energy Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31st December, 2011 (the “Annual Report”) and to the inclusion of its report dated 20th March, 2012, containing its opinion on the proved, probable and possible reserves attributable to certain assets owned by Toreador Resources Corporation as of 31st December, 2011 (the “Report”), as an exhibit in the Annual Report.
Yours Sincerely, |
GAFFNEY, CLINE & ASSOCIATES LTD. |
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| /s/ Brian C. Rhodes | |
Brian C. Rhodes |
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Registered in England, number 1122740, at the above address |