E.On, Düsseldorf, Germany, (NYSE: EON) has acquired a 28% stake in two Norwegian gas fields from Royal Dutch Shell, The Hague, The Netherlands, (NYSE:RDS-A) for US$893 million. Skarv and Idun fields are in the northern Norwegian Sea just below the polar circle. Gas production will begin in 2011. Gross reserves are 65.6 million cubic meters of oil equivalent (48.3 billion cubic meters gas).