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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

                          CONSENT OF HARLAN CONSULTING,
                         INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Toreador Resources
Corporation for the registration of 2,125,000 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our estimate of reserves included in
Toreador Resources Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                  /s/ L.E. HARLAN
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                                                  HARLAN CONSULTING

Dallas, Texas
December 18, 2000