North America ’s energy chiefs agreed to collaborate so the region’s power needs are met, even as disagreements over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline split the governments of U.S. and Canada. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz was joined by Mexico Energy Secretary Pedro Joaquin Coldwell and Greg Rickford, Canada’s minister of natural resources, at a news conference today in Washington to announce the modest pact, which includes plans to share more energy information. “Our data are not always consistent or available to us,” Moniz said. While Keystone wasn’t the focus, Rickford told reporters the project to carry oil sands from Alberta to Gulf of Mexico refineries would help the U.S. end its dependence on unreliable sources of oil. The three-nation talks took place as global oil prices fall to the lowest in five years, possibly putting a dent in the surge of domestic production from shale drilling. North America […]