EXHIBIT 3.  GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, 
            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1995

Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-)  Represents zero.



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                                   Net quantity in
                                 thousands of barrels
        Country
                                                  Cumulative
                          August        July        to date


        Total              234,743      237,022    1,791,670

     OPEC Total            113,896      119,892      892,837

Algeria                        200          646        5,900
Gabon                        9,541        8,231       56,360
Indonesia                    2,306        5,199       16,734
Iran                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Iraq                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Kuwait                       5,434        6,030       51,606
Nigeria                     24,196       21,944      171,482

Qatar                          (-)          (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia                36,712       40,407      308,772
United Arab Emirates           (-)          (-)          628
Venezuela                   35,507       37,435      281,355

     Non-OPEC              120,848      117,129      898,834

Angola                       9,119       13,351       84,405
Bahamas                        (-)          (-)          300
Brunei                         (-)          (-)          (-)
Cameroon                       (-)          (-)          312
Canada                      33,448       31,335      252,495
China (Mainland)             1,255        2,854       11,707
Congo (Brazzaville)            (-)        1,893        6,441

Ecuador                      3,011        5,386       33,129
Egypt                        1,382          659        8,264
Malaysia                       (-)          (-)          546
Mexico                      31,428       32,007      234,175
Netherlands Antilles           (-)          496          796
Oman                         2,180        1,742        5,133
Peru                         1,119        1,760        5,058

Trinidad & Tobago            1,113          572       10,540

Zaire                          654          336        4,571

All Other                   36,139       24,738      240,962

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                                   Customs value in
                                 thousands of dollars
        Country
                                                  Cumulative
                          August        July        to date


        Total            3,594,043    3,697,273   28,720,884

     OPEC Total          1,705,725    1,826,443   13,930,185

Algeria                      3,389       10,181      107,576
Gabon                      150,140      137,868      953,637
Indonesia                   38,020       95,700      283,330
Iran                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Iraq                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Kuwait                      80,002       89,470      799,417
Nigeria                    393,886      380,829    2,995,517

Qatar                          (-)          (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia               555,160      610,427    4,882,685
United Arab Emirates           (-)          (-)        9,282
Venezuela                  485,128      501,968    3,898,741

     Non-OPEC            1,888,317    1,870,830   14,790,700

Angola                     141,739      220,804    1,419,254
Bahamas                        (-)          (-)        5,406
Brunei                         (-)          (-)          (-)
Cameroon                       (-)          (-)        5,305
Canada                     530,590      509,477    4,156,139
China (Mainland)            21,352       48,099      198,652
Congo (Brazzaville)            (-)       29,464      106,307

Ecuador                     45,973       82,564      529,730
Egypt                       18,739        8,592      113,627
Malaysia                       (-)          (-)        9,201
Mexico                     471,087      488,673    3,706,191
Netherlands Antilles           (-)        7,548       12,954
Oman                        35,129       30,157       84,942
Peru                        15,759       24,644       72,250

Trinidad & Tobago           18,591        9,399      188,395

Zaire                        9,590        5,050       72,827

All Other                  579,768      406,359    4,109,520

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                                   C.i.f. value in
                                thousands of dollars
        Country
                                                  Cumulative
                          August        July        to date


        Total            3,827,834    3,940,790   30,511,405

     OPEC Total          1,829,115    1,962,030   14,893,618

Algeria                      3,747       10,901      114,101
Gabon                      161,118      152,885    1,025,425
Indonesia                   41,210      102,017      305,414
Iran                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Iraq                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Kuwait                      90,115       97,998      875,508
Nigeria                    416,881      400,944    3,163,285

Qatar                          (-)          (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia               597,240      662,413    5,243,507
United Arab Emirates           (-)          (-)       10,664
Venezuela                  518,804      534,872    4,155,714

     Non-OPEC            1,998,719    1,978,760   15,617,787

Angola                     151,469      235,221    1,509,989
Bahamas                        (-)          (-)        6,166
Brunei                         (-)          (-)          (-)
Cameroon                       (-)          (-)        5,733
Canada                     565,987      542,979    4,423,251
China (Mainland)            23,185       52,122      215,484
Congo (Brazzaville)            (-)       31,849      114,857

Ecuador                     50,337       90,584      583,622
Egypt                       21,427        9,515      126,751
Malaysia                       (-)          (-)       10,366
Mexico                     487,744      504,241    3,834,783
Netherlands Antilles           (-)        8,331       14,496
Oman                        38,300       33,007       92,552
Peru                        17,431       27,339       79,569

Trinidad & Tobago           19,471        9,774      196,749

Zaire                       10,391        5,477       78,602

All Other                  612,977      428,321    4,324,817

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         Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.


