UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 11, 2006


                          NGP CAPITAL RESOURCES COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



             Maryland                    814-00672               20-1371499
(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)         File Number)         Identification No.)



   1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2975
            Houston, Texas                                         77010
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)



       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (713) 752-0062

                                 Not Applicable
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)


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Section 7 - Regulation FD

Item 7.01.      Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On September 11, 2006,  the  Registrant  issued a press release  announcing
that it has closed on a  participation  in a $325,000,000  Second Lien Term Loan
for Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy XXI Ltd., a
Houston,  Texas  based oil and gas  producer.  The text of the press  release is
included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

     The  information  disclosed  under this Item 7.01,  including  Exhibit 99.1
hereto,  is being  furnished  and shall not be deemed  "filed"  for  purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and shall not be
deemed  incorporated  by reference  into any filing under the  Securities Act of
1933, as amended,  except as expressly  set forth by specific  reference in such
filing.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       c.       Exhibits

       99.1             Press Release dated September 11, 2006.


                           [Signature page to follow]








                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                       NGP CAPITAL RESOURCES COMPANY


                                       By: /s/ John H. Homier
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                                           John H. Homier
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


Date: September 11, 2006








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
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Number                          Description
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99.1              Press Release dated September 11, 2006.