LEAWOOD, Kan. April 10, 2014 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tortoise Capital Advisors, an investment manager with broad experience in the energy sector, today announced the launch of an educational website. The new site is designed to be a resource for the investment community, educators and the general public.

“There is an increasing need for relevant information about North American energy,” said Michelle Kelly, a managing director at Tortoise. “This portal allows investors to uncover topical and timely information to better understand the dynamics within the energy sector. For example, many people are unaware of the progress the United States has made towards greater energy independence and the catalysts that are driving it. Launching this site is part of our commitment to promote education and knowledge about the energy sector.”

The site, uncoverenergy.com, launches with 10 compelling themes that trace North America‘s integral role in the energy value chain, highlighted through video, text and graphics. Articles include:

• Uncovering North American energy: America‘s path to greater energy independence
• Energy, the stuff of life: The role of fossil fuels in societal evolution
• Hail to the shale: Ancient North American rock is a treasure trove of oil and gas
• The will to drill: How technology unlocks North American natural resources
• Black gold, Texas tea: North America‘s crude oil reserves are vast, inexpensive and accessible
• Buried treasure: Meeting North America‘s natural gas demands with domestic resources
• Liquid gold: Natural gas hydrocarbons have many applications
• Pipelines: The toll roads of energy
• From shale to sale: An overview of the energy value chain
• Beyond energy: Our economy, jobs, national security

View Featured Video: The Energy Value Chain Upstream – Midstream – Downstream

The new site furthers Tortoise‘s decade-long dedication to serving as a leader in energy investments. Following Tortoise‘s inception in 2002, the firm formed the first NYSE-listed closed-end fund focused on energy infrastructure MLPs in 2004 – the first of Tortoise‘s 10 registered funds. Today, Tortoise is one of the largest investment managers of registered energy infrastructure funds, managing investments for a wide range of clients that includes closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate accounts.

To request integration of this content into educational programming, please contact Tortoise at (866) 362-9331.

About Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C

Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. is an investment manager specializing in listed energy investments. As of March 31, 2014, the adviser had approximately $15.5 billion of assets under management in NYSE-listed closed-end investment companies, open-end funds and other accounts. For more information, visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.