EXHIBIT 23.4

                 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 the "Registration Statement") and related
Prospectus of Toreador Resources Corporation for the registration of up to
$86,250,000 5% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 and 3,518,813 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, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of our estimates
of reserves for the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004.

                                       /s/ Edward Travis
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                                       LAROCHE PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, LTD.

      Dallas, Texas
      November 8, 2005