This week, Rob Thummel, Senior Portfolio Manager, discusses the Tortoise Capital Mid-Year 2026 Investment Outlook covering pipelines, gas and growth. Despite commodity volatility and geopolitical shocks, energy continues to present opportunistic upside in the second-half of 2026.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- How the global AI race will fuel energy demand for many years in what we are calling “the age of electricity”
- Why natural gas is poised to be the biggest near-term winner for energy
- What additional forms of energy, like nuclear, are contributing to worldwide energy demand
- How U.S. energy security continues to create growth opportunities for many companies operating across the energy sector
- What regulatory actions have been implemented to help lower energy costs for consumers
- How commodity prices will likely remain sensitive to developments in the Iran conflict
- Why capital allocation into energy and utilities remains strong
- What that all means for portfolios moving forward into the second half of 2026
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