We had the pleasure of visiting with DP World during our stay in Dubai. Now despite our concerns that decisions seem to be made by too few members of upper management, we came away thinking this company is not the house of cards we were anticipating to see. In fact, after witnessing firsthand the immense cargo activity in the marine terminal and learning about international growth initiatives from our meeting with management, we are convinced the worst of the economic recession in the region is over. With that said, we feel the time could be now to add beaten down shipping stocks to your portfolio. Read more.

Energy firms are generating revenue by shifting workers and capital spending to land-based U.S. projects as the Obama administration continues to restrict deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Although industry activity naturally grows on land in the summer, the pace has accelerated in the past three months, says John Licata, chief commodity strategist for Blue Phoenix, an energy and metals consulting firm. Read more.

With Bed Bugs more of an epidemic these days, we think we could make a pretty good case for #natural gas being safer than your mattress. Could investors begin moving money out of gold and into natural gas? Read more.

On April 20 at 10:43 a.m., a young BP PLC engineer sent a 173-word email to colleagues aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. The email spelled out a recent change to a key safety test that sparked confusion and debate aboard the rig.

Less than 12 hours later, the rig was engulfed in flames so hot they melted steel. Eleven workers were dead.

The worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history had begun. Read more.

John Licata, Chief Commodity Strategist of Blue Phoenix and Editor of The Commodity Chronicles, sits down with Reuters Insider to discuss uranium.

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As oil slips for the fourth straight day, John Licata, chief commodity strategist at Blue Phoenix, says it’s a good buying opportunity. He shares his top stock picks in the resources space with CNBC’s Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah.