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Mullet tops list of worst crazes of all time

The mullet hairstyle, beloved of 1980s footballers and disc jockeys, has been voted the cringeworthy craze of all time. Devotee of the mullet, England footballer Chris Waddle, in 1986 Photo: Getty Images Sport Its distinctive...

Glance-FTSE slides 2.4 pct as Citi woes pile on pressure

By Simon Falush LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ended 2.4 percent lower on Friday as fears over the fate of banking giant Citi and nervousness about the global economy gripped investors, leading them to...

Oil dips under $50, investor confidence sinks

Friday, November 21, 2008 LONDON: Oil dived under $50 a barrel on Thursday to hit the lowest level since May 2005, deepening losses as financial markets reflected ever lower confidence in the world economy and evidence mounted...

Shell warns of yet another SMS scam

PETALING JAYA: The public has been warned not to fall for another batch of bogus short messaging system (SMS) messages telling recipients that they have won prizes from Shell Malaysia. The SMS will tell the recipient that they...

Big oil gets help leaving footprints in Alaska

By JOEL CONNELLY P-I COLUMNIST WITH THAT WONDERFUL sense of federalism she showed America in the fall campaign, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reportedly remarked to Gov. Chris Gregoire that Alaska fishermen should get dibs on fish in...

Nexus won & #39;t supply storage ship for Crux

partners were "unable to proceed to a final investment decision" with the vessel providers. Nexus signed a contract in 2007 with Vanguard Oil and Gas International Ltd and Viking Shipping Ltd to supply the storage and...

Gazprom says studying Astrakhan sour gas development with Shell

Moscow (Platts) --21 Nov 2008 -- [Oil] Russia's Gazprom is actively discussing development of its huge Astrakhan sour gas field in southern Russia with Shell, as it looks to ramp up production from the technically challenging...

Energy industry headed for a bigger crisis, it seems

Oil markets are facing a major slump _ for a number of reasons _ and continue to stream further down. Crude markets have entered a phase where, due to low prices, the incentive to invest in the industry is getting less and...

Analysis: Uzbek-Malaysian energy ties

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 21, 2008 - Many Western observers see the Russian-Western "Great Game" over Caspian and Central Asian hydrocarbon resources essentially as a two-nation struggle, but the reality in the last few years is...

Shell Was Not Allowed to Drill Near Alaska

A recent decision, made on Thursday by a federal court, banned the Royal Dutch Shell company from installing even more drill platforms in the Arctic, amidst concerns about the effect that new installations may have on bowhead...