By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up on Friday as a planned European Union ban on Russian oil and easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in China countered concerns that slowing economic growth will hurt demand. Brent futures for July delivery rose 72 cents, or 0.6%, to $112.76 a barrel by 2:05 p.m. EDT (1805 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for June rose $1.34, or 1.2%, to $113.55 on its on its last day as the front-month. The more actively-traded WTI contract for July was up about 0.7% to $110.66 a barrel. That put the premium of the Brent front-month over the …