EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and accompanies this Form 10-K/A which is
amending the Form 10-K of Toreador Resources Corporation (the "Issuer") for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 which was filed with Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 15, 2003 (the Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A collectively being
referred to as the "Report").

I, G. Thomas Graves III, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer,
certify that to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Issuer at the dates and for the periods indicated.



/s/ G. Thomas Graves III
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G. Thomas Graves III
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  May 1, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Toreador Resources Corporation and will be retained by Toreador
Resources Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.