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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                    FORM 8-K
                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
                           SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2007

                     Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

         Maryland                        1-33292                  20-3431375
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

10801 Mastin Blvd., Suite 222, Overland Park, KS                    66210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

                                 (913) 981-1020
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



Item 8.01.    Other Events.

On February 1, 2007, Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation announced the
pricing of the initial public offering of shares of its common stock. A copy of
the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

     99.1     Press Release dated February 1, 2007



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       TORTOISE CAPITAL RESOURCES CORPORATION



Dated:  February 2, 2007               By:  /s/ David Schulte
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                                          David J. Schulte
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.              Description

   99.1                  Press Release dated February 1, 2007