Crude: The $225/bl bull’s view
Doug King of fund manager and commodity trader RCMA sees far greater upside than down in the oil market
The price of Brent fell below $110/bl for the first time in more than a week on Tuesday as the market digested news of a step-up in lockdowns in China and analysts cut forecasts for the country’s demand. But what if this only short-term relief? Doug King, CEO of fund manager RCMA Capital, owner of Singapore-based commodity trader RCMA Group, laid out the case at late March’s FT Commodities Global Summit for oil prices to reach more than double where they currently sit. “I can easily see $200, $250 this year,” says King, before settling on $225/bl when pressed for an exact prediction on the peak of the market. One factor informing King’s bullish outlook is that he does not believe “a huge amo

Also in this section
22 May 2025
Industry says compliance is near-impossible and have called for more clarity to prevent cargoes being redirected
22 May 2025
The next energy crisis could come from the severing of the link between oil and gas prices, with potentially severe economic consequences
22 May 2025
With contract awards looming on the Kuwait-Saudi backed Dorra field, the long-stalled gas project appears finally to be gaining traction—despite Iranian objections
21 May 2025
From the upstream sector to the end-users, gas is no longer seen as a transition fuel or an afterthought, executives told attendees at the World Gas Conference