By Ben Aris in Berlin Russia’s oil and gas revenues surged in the first three months of this year by 79%, but Reuters calculated they will double in April compared to the same month a year earlier, the newswire reported on April 24. Reuters calculate the Russia’s total revenue at RUB1.292 trillion ($14bn), up from RUB648bn ($7bn) in April 2023. That is slightly down from the RUB1.308 trillion ($14.1bn) generated in March. The results of the first three months saw Russia’s budget deficit halved from a poor result in February. Russia’s budget deficit fell from RUB1.5 trillion in February against…