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

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

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


        Total              238,170      234,743    2,029,840

     OPEC Total            120,160      113,896    1,012,996

Algeria                        332          200        6,232
Gabon                        5,536        9,541       61,895
Indonesia                    3,529        2,306       20,263
Iran                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Iraq                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Kuwait                       5,453        5,434       57,059
Nigeria                     25,690       24,196      197,172

Qatar                          (-)          (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia                40,660       36,712      349,432
United Arab Emirates           (-)          (-)          628
Venezuela                   38,960       35,507      320,315

     Non-OPEC              118,009      120,848    1,016,844

Angola                      12,737        9,119       97,141
Bahamas                        (-)          (-)          300
Brunei                         (-)          (-)          (-)
Cameroon                       (-)          (-)          312
Canada                      29,049       33,448      281,545
China (Mainland)             2,192        1,255       13,898
Congo (Brazzaville)            (-)          (-)        6,441

Ecuador                      2,515        3,011       35,644
Egypt                          695        1,382        8,960
Malaysia                       135          (-)          681
Mexico                      34,276       31,428      268,451
Netherlands Antilles           (-)          (-)          796
Oman                           733        2,180        5,867
Peru                         1,089        1,119        6,147

Trinidad & Tobago            1,122        1,113       11,662

Zaire                          706          654        5,277

All Other                   32,760       36,139      273,722

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


        Total            3,685,600    3,594,043   32,406,484

     OPEC Total          1,815,559    1,705,725   15,745,744

Algeria                      5,484        3,389      113,060
Gabon                       88,356      150,140    1,041,993
Indonesia                   57,231       38,020      340,560
Iran                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Iraq                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Kuwait                      79,032       80,002      878,449
Nigeria                    426,756      393,886    3,422,274

Qatar                          (-)          (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia               621,840      555,160    5,504,525
United Arab Emirates           (-)          (-)        9,282
Venezuela                  536,860      485,128    4,435,601

     Non-OPEC            1,870,041    1,888,317   16,660,743

Angola                     203,788      141,739    1,623,042
Bahamas                        (-)          (-)        5,406
Brunei                         (-)          (-)          (-)
Cameroon                       (-)          (-)        5,305
Canada                     464,118      530,590    4,620,257
China (Mainland)            35,740       21,352      234,392
Congo (Brazzaville)            (-)          (-)      106,307

Ecuador                     37,689       45,973      567,419
Egypt                        9,235       18,739      122,862
Malaysia                     2,307          (-)       11,508
Mexico                     520,030      471,087    4,226,221
Netherlands Antilles           (-)          (-)       12,954
Oman                        11,277       35,129       96,219
Peru                        15,785       15,759       88,036

Trinidad & Tobago           19,229       18,591      207,625

Zaire                       11,380        9,590       84,207

All Other                  539,463      579,768    4,648,983

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


        Total            3,912,594    3,827,834   34,423,999

     OPEC Total          1,940,801    1,829,115   16,834,420

Algeria                      5,842        3,747      119,943
Gabon                       94,789      161,118    1,120,215
Indonesia                   62,069       41,210      367,483
Iran                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Iraq                           (-)          (-)          (-)
Kuwait                      87,173       90,115      962,681
Nigeria                    453,401      416,881    3,616,686

Qatar                          (-)          (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia               666,256      597,240    5,909,763
United Arab Emirates           (-)          (-)       10,664
Venezuela                  571,271      518,804    4,726,985

     Non-OPEC            1,971,793    1,998,719   17,589,579

Angola                     216,989      151,469    1,726,978
Bahamas                        (-)          (-)        6,166
Brunei                         (-)          (-)          (-)
Cameroon                       (-)          (-)        5,733
Canada                     493,012      565,987    4,916,263
China (Mainland)            38,938       23,185      254,422
Congo (Brazzaville)            (-)          (-)      114,857

Ecuador                     41,337       50,337      624,959
Egypt                       10,367       21,427      137,118
Malaysia                     2,569          (-)       12,936
Mexico                     537,127      487,744    4,371,910
Netherlands Antilles           (-)          (-)       14,496
Oman                        12,019       38,300      104,571
Peru                        17,324       17,431       96,892

Trinidad & Tobago           20,157       19,471      216,906

Zaire                       12,162       10,391       90,763

All Other                  569,792      612,977    4,894,609

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CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.


