Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/13/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TORTOISE PIPELINE & ENERGY FUND, INC. [TTP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
751 BROAD ST		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEWARK, NJ 07102		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Series B Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock 640,000
I (1)
By The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person
3.97% Senior Notes, Series H, due December 13, 2024 $ 5,000,000
I (2)
By The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person
3.97% Senior Notes, Series H, due December 13, 2024 $ 1,000,000
I
By Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Term Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
751 BROAD ST
NEWARK, NJ 07102		     X    
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA
751 BROAD STREET
NEWARK, NJ 07102		     X    

Signatures

Prudential Financial, Inc. By:/s/Hillary Lorenzo, Vice President 12/17/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
The Prudential Insurance Company of America By: PGIM, Inc., as Investment Manager By: /s/Christopher Halloran, Vice President 12/17/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) (1) Preferred stock owned directly by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a ten percent owner of a class, and indirectly owned by Prudential Financial, Inc., its parent holding company.
(2) (2) The notes are owned directly by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a ten percent owner of a class, and indirectly owned by Prudential Financial, Inc., its parent holding company.

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