▁by ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁parliament ▁St ort ing et . ▁The ▁political ▁motiv ation ▁was ▁Norwegian ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁oil ▁industry ▁on ▁the ▁contin ental ▁sh elf ▁and ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁Norwegian ▁compet ency ▁within ▁the ▁pet role um ▁industry ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁a ▁domestic ▁pet role um ▁industry . ▁Stato il ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁discuss ▁important ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ry , ▁later ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pet role um ▁and ▁Energy . ▁Stato il ▁was ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁submit ▁an ▁annual ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁parliament . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁started ▁work ▁acqu iring ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁pet ro chem ical ▁industry . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁processing ▁plants ▁in ▁Raf nes ▁and , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Nor sk ▁H ydro , ▁the ▁Mong stad ▁plant ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Norwegian ▁company , ▁operator ▁rights ▁on ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁contin ental ▁sh elf ▁on ▁the ▁G ull f aks ▁field . ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 8 8 ▁saw ▁the ▁largest ▁sc andal ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁history , ▁the ▁Mong stad ▁sc andal ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁until ▁then ▁un ass ailable ▁CE O ▁Ar ve ▁Joh ns en ▁withdraw . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Stato il ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁fully ▁integrated ▁pet role um ▁company ▁and ▁started ▁building ▁the ▁Stato il ▁fuel ▁station