The Globe and Mail Michael Mackenzie Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer POOL New/Reuters For big global oil and mining companies, the boom times are back. That’s the signal emerging from recent company results and rising sector share prices. BP PLC BP-N recently revealed a tripling of quarterly profits from a year ago, while commodities trader Glencore PLC GLNCY issued some bullish guidance on its full-year results. The talk among traders and analysts is of another “supercycle” for energy and raw materials.