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

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



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


        Total            226,733     220,721    2,477,294

     OPEC Total          117,987     112,672    1,243,656

Algeria                      389         654        7,275
Gabon                      7,095       7,557       76,547
Indonesia                    312         219       20,794
Iran                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                    10,172       7,405       74,637
Nigeria                   19,053      24,378      240,603

Qatar                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia              43,658      38,910      432,000
United Arab Emirates         (-)         (-)          628
Venezuela                 37,308      33,549      391,172

     Non-OPEC            108,746     108,048    1,233,638

Angola                    11,569      11,392      120,102
Bahamas                      (-)         (-)          300
Brunei                       (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                     (-)         (-)          312
Canada                    32,878      32,734      347,157
China (Mainland)           2,000       1,229       17,128
Congo (Brazzaville)          (-)       1,838        8,279

Ecuador                    3,694       2,394       41,732
Egypt                        688         688       10,336
Malaysia                     (-)         (-)          681
Mexico                    28,353      23,643      320,447
Netherlands Antilles         (-)         (-)          796
Oman                         501         901        7,269
Peru                       1,215       1,128        8,490

Trinidad & Tobago            555       1,622       13,838

Zaire                        310         696        6,283

All Other                 26,983      29,783      330,488

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


        Total          3,430,647   3,362,833   39,199,964

     OPEC Total        1,733,918   1,659,554   19,139,217

Algeria                    6,418      10,930      130,408
Gabon                    114,127     123,586    1,279,707
Indonesia                  4,525       3,206      348,291
Iran                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                   150,203     103,608    1,132,260
Nigeria                  319,534     405,439    4,147,247

Qatar                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia             658,493     570,451    6,733,469
United Arab Emirates         (-)         (-)        9,282
Venezuela                480,618     442,334    5,358,553

     Non-OPEC          1,696,730   1,703,278   20,060,751

Angola                   185,488     184,087    1,992,618
Bahamas                      (-)         (-)        5,406
Brunei                       (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                     (-)         (-)        5,305
Canada                   506,196     518,346    5,644,799
China (Mainland)          31,361      19,455      285,208
Congo (Brazzaville)          (-)      27,520      133,828

Ecuador                   52,072      35,970      655,461
Egypt                      8,600       8,588      140,050
Malaysia                     (-)         (-)       11,508
Mexico                   432,765     353,236    5,012,222
Netherlands Antilles         (-)         (-)       12,954
Oman                       8,321      14,836      119,375
Peru                      16,931      15,979      120,945

Trinidad & Tobago          9,798      27,610      245,033

Zaire                      4,730      10,602       99,539

All Other                440,468     487,049    5,576,500

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


        Total          3,658,186   3,577,484   41,659,667

     OPEC Total        1,861,154   1,778,682   20,474,253

Algeria                    6,920      11,645      138,507
Gabon                    122,369     131,931    1,374,515
Indonesia                  5,220       3,562      376,265
Iran                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                   164,864     115,466    1,243,011
Nigeria                  339,036     427,778    4,383,499

Qatar                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia             709,714     618,165    7,237,641
United Arab Emirates         (-)         (-)       10,664
Venezuela                513,031     470,135    5,710,151

     Non-OPEC          1,797,032   1,798,802   21,185,414

Angola                   196,781     200,112    2,123,872
Bahamas                      (-)         (-)        6,166
Brunei                       (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                     (-)         (-)        5,733
Canada                   541,582     547,772    6,005,618
China (Mainland)          34,326      21,197      309,945
Congo (Brazzaville)          (-)      30,029      144,886

Ecuador                   57,958      38,887      721,804
Egypt                      9,922       9,876      156,916
Malaysia                     (-)         (-)       12,936
Mexico                   446,037     364,316    5,182,262
Netherlands Antilles         (-)         (-)       14,496
Oman                       9,195      16,283      130,049
Peru                      18,612      17,520      133,024

Trinidad & Tobago         10,116      28,914      255,936

Zaire                      5,118      11,455      107,336

All Other                467,385     512,441    5,874,435

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


