This title is being very deceptive.
EU as a whole paid around $51 billions since Feb 24 for Russia oil and gas, the 79 billions pound (or 97 billions dollars) is on the entire sale to the world.
Russia earned $97 billion from fossil fuel exports from the start of the war to early June despite sanctions, according to CREA's analysis.
www.businessinsider.com
On the other hand, that money did not do much seeing how most Russian bank are sanctioned. Unless it is paid in Rouble (Which most big contract don't) Russia can't use them. They can't use any of those 51 billions until Russian bank have the ability to clear it.