Toreador Resources Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of crude oil. The company primarily holds interests in the two conventional oilfield areas, including the Neocomian Complex and Charmottes fields located in the Paris Basin of France. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned interests in approximately 750,000 gross exploration acres; and had proved plus probable reserves of 9.1 thousand barrels and proved plus probable plus possible reserves of 14.3 thousand barrels. Toreador Resources Corporation was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Paris, France.