EXHIBIT 23.1

        CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

      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 $86,250,000 of 5%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 and 3,518,813 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated April 11, 2003,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Toreador Resources
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2002
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31,
2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP

     Dallas, Texas
     November 9, 2005