By Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report 08/10/2010

Blue Phoenix Inc.’s Chief Commodity Strategist John Licata says BP’s Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico has already resulted in oily names acquiring gas names. It will soon result in more joint ventures as companies try to mitigate the risk of deepwater drilling. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, John tells us why he’s bullish on natural gas and why he sees more M&A activity ahead. He also offers some E&P and services names that could ultimately benefit from the rapidly morphing oil and gas landscape.

http://www.theenergyreport.com/pub/na/7042