Oil up sharply as more trade deal progress spurs energy demand hopes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil rose more than 1% on Thursday, as progress on another major trade deal fed optimism that energy demand will grow in 2020.The U.S. Senate approved a revamp of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement a day after the signing of the Phase 1 trade deal between U.S and China.Brent was up 95 cents, or 1.4%, to $64.95 a barrel by 11:37 a.m. EST (1637 GMT), and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by $1.02, or 1.8%, to $58.83 a barrel.The U.S. Senate on Thursday..