Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Oslo. Warming is still on track, however, to breach a goal set by governments around the world of limiting the increase in temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, unless tough action is taken to limit rising greenhouse gas emissions, Reuters reports.

U.S. unfreezes LNG export
Sofia. The Obama administration opened the door to a new era of U.S. energy exports on Friday, approving the first liquefied natural (LNG) gas project since the start of a heated debate over how best to benefit from the shale energy boom, the Capital Daily reports, citing Reuters.

Bulgarians pay lowest energy prices in the EU
Sofia. Data by the European Commission (EC) shows Bulgaria tops the statistics on lowest electricity price in the EU, BNR reports.