OSLO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The $1.6 billion transactionbetween utility E.ON and Russian billionaire MikhailFridman over Norwegian oil assets will be handled like anyother, Norway's oil and energy minister said on Wednesday,despite sanctions on Russia.
"An application for such an approval will be handled theusual way," Tord Lien said in a statement to Reuters. "Therestrictive measures apply to activities in Russia. Thatinternational firms wish to invest on the Norwegian continentalshelf is good." (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, writing by Gwladys Fouche,editing by Terje Solsvik)