SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Balkany Julien (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 MADISON AVENUE SUITE 12C (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/22/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP [ TRGL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.15625 par value per share	1,047,400	I	By Nanes Balkany Partners I LP(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025	(2)	09/30/2025	Common Stock, $0.15625 par value per share	35,039	(3)	I	By Nanes Balkany Partners I LP(1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported securities are owned by Nanes Balkany Partners I LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Nanes Balkany Partners I"). Nanes Balkany Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Nanes Balkany Partners"), is the general partner of Nanes Balkany Partners I. Nanes Balkany Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Nanes Balkany Management"), is the investment manager of Nanes Balkany Partners I. Mr. Balkany is a managing member of Nanes Balkany Partners and Nanes Balkany Management. By virtue of his positions with Nanes Balkany Partners and Nanes Balkany Management, Mr. Balkany has the power to vote and dispose of the reported securities owned by Nanes Balkany Partners I. Mr. Balkany disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 are convertible at any time at the election of the holder into 35,039 shares of Common Stock.

3. 23.3596 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025.

	By: /s/ Julien Balkany	01/29/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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