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

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

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


        Total             220,721     238,170    2,250,561

     OPEC Total           112,672     120,160    1,125,668

Algeria                       654         332        6,886
Gabon                       7,557       5,536       69,452
Indonesia                     219       3,529       20,482
Iran                          (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                          (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                      7,405       5,453       64,464
Nigeria                    24,378      25,690      221,550

Qatar                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia               38,910      40,660      388,342
United Arab Emirates          (-)         (-)          628
Venezuela                  33,549      38,960      353,864

     Non-OPEC             108,048     118,009    1,124,892

Angola                     11,392      12,737      108,533
Bahamas                       (-)         (-)          300
Brunei                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                      (-)         (-)          312
Canada                     32,734      29,049      314,279
China (Mainland)            1,229       2,192       15,128
Congo (Brazzaville)         1,838         (-)        8,279

Ecuador                     2,394       2,515       38,038
Egypt                         688         695        9,648
Malaysia                      (-)         135          681
Mexico                     23,643      34,276      292,094
Netherlands Antilles          (-)         (-)          796
Oman                          901         733        6,768
Peru                        1,128       1,089        7,275

Trinidad & Tobago           1,622       1,122       13,283

Zaire                         696         706        5,973

All Other                  29,783      32,760      303,505

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


        Total           3,362,833   3,685,600   35,769,317

     OPEC Total         1,659,554   1,815,559   17,405,298

Algeria                    10,930       5,484      123,990
Gabon                     123,586      88,356    1,165,579
Indonesia                   3,206      57,231      343,766
Iran                          (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                          (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                    103,608      79,032      982,057
Nigeria                   405,439     426,756    3,827,713

Qatar                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia              570,451     621,840    6,074,976
United Arab Emirates          (-)         (-)        9,282
Venezuela                 442,334     536,860    4,877,935

     Non-OPEC           1,703,278   1,870,041   18,364,019

Angola                    184,087     203,788    1,807,129
Bahamas                       (-)         (-)        5,406
Brunei                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                      (-)         (-)        5,305
Canada                    518,346     464,118    5,138,603
China (Mainland)           19,455      35,740      253,847
Congo (Brazzaville)        27,520         (-)      133,828

Ecuador                    35,970      37,689      603,389
Egypt                       8,588       9,235      131,450
Malaysia                      (-)       2,307       11,508
Mexico                    353,236     520,030    4,579,457
Netherlands Antilles          (-)         (-)       12,954
Oman                       14,836      11,277      111,054
Peru                       15,979      15,785      104,014

Trinidad & Tobago          27,610      19,229      235,235

Zaire                      10,602      11,380       94,808

All Other                 487,049     539,463    5,136,032

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


        Total           3,577,484   3,912,594   38,001,485

     OPEC Total         1,778,682   1,940,801   18,613,101

Algeria                    11,645       5,842      131,587
Gabon                     131,931      94,789    1,252,146
Indonesia                   3,562      62,069      371,045
Iran                          (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                          (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                    115,466      87,173    1,078,147
Nigeria                   427,778     453,401    4,044,464

Qatar                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia              618,165     666,256    6,527,928
United Arab Emirates          (-)         (-)       10,664
Venezuela                 470,135     571,271    5,197,120

     Non-OPEC           1,798,802   1,971,793   19,388,384

Angola                    200,112     216,989    1,927,091
Bahamas                       (-)         (-)        6,166
Brunei                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                      (-)         (-)        5,733
Canada                    547,772     493,012    5,464,036
China (Mainland)           21,197      38,938      275,619
Congo (Brazzaville)        30,029         (-)      144,886

Ecuador                    38,887      41,337      663,846
Egypt                       9,876      10,367      146,994
Malaysia                      (-)       2,569       12,936
Mexico                    364,316     537,127    4,736,226
Netherlands Antilles          (-)         (-)       14,496
Oman                       16,283      12,019      120,854
Peru                       17,520      17,324      114,413

Trinidad & Tobago          28,914      20,157      245,820

Zaire                      11,455      12,162      102,218

All Other                 512,441     569,792    5,407,050

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


