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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                 CONSENT OF LAROCHE PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, LTD.,
                         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 280,900 shares of its common stock
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our estimates of reserves
included in Toreador Resources Corporation's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                     /s/ LAROCHE PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, LTD.
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                                     LAROCHE PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, LTD.

           Dallas, Texas
           July 24, 2001