This morning, the New York futures for Brent crude oil rose by 0.23% and WTI rose 0.15% to $ 53.19. Thus, the black gold prices traded slightly up, showing a sluggish trend. As reported yesterday, the Energy Information Administration, for the week ending February 10, the amount of oil reserves in the US rose by 9.5 million barrels to 518.1 million barrel mark.