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

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

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


        Total            226,973     226,733    2,704,267

     OPEC Total          119,330     117,987    1,362,986

Algeria                    1,353         389        8,628
Gabon                      8,017       7,095       84,564
Indonesia                  4,246         312       25,040
Iran                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                     6,485      10,172       81,122
Nigeria                   23,434      19,053      264,037

Qatar                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia              42,251      43,658      474,251
United Arab Emirates         (-)         (-)          628
Venezuela                 33,544      37,308      424,716

     Non-OPEC            107,642     108,746    1,341,280

Angola                     9,960      11,569      130,062
Bahamas                      (-)         (-)          300
Brunei                       (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                     (-)         (-)          312
Canada                    32,242      32,878      379,399
China (Mainland)           1,971       2,000       19,099
Congo (Brazzaville)        1,345         (-)        9,624

Ecuador                    3,457       3,694       45,189
Egypt                      1,382         688       11,718
Malaysia                   1,399         (-)        2,080
Mexico                    25,263      28,353      345,710
Netherlands Antilles         (-)         (-)          796
Oman                         700         501        7,968
Peru                         361       1,215        8,851

Trinidad & Tobago          1,082         555       14,921

Zaire                      1,624         310        7,907

All Other                 26,856      26,983      357,344

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


        Total          3,599,017   3,430,647   42,798,981

     OPEC Total        1,872,321   1,733,918   21,011,534

Algeria                   22,417       6,418      152,824
Gabon                    137,059     114,127    1,416,765
Indonesia                 66,479       4,525      414,770
Iran                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                   100,124     150,203    1,232,384
Nigeria                  410,546     319,534    4,557,792

Qatar                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia             663,872     658,493    7,397,340
United Arab Emirates         (-)         (-)        9,282
Venezuela                471,824     480,618    5,830,377

     Non-OPEC          1,726,697   1,696,730   21,787,446

Angola                   165,134     185,488    2,157,752
Bahamas                      (-)         (-)        5,406
Brunei                       (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                     (-)         (-)        5,305
Canada                   495,524     506,196    6,140,323
China (Mainland)          32,561      31,361      317,769
Congo (Brazzaville)       22,619         (-)      156,447

Ecuador                   50,692      52,072      706,152
Egypt                     18,950       8,600      159,000
Malaysia                  24,874         (-)       36,382
Mexico                   405,085     432,765    5,417,307
Netherlands Antilles         (-)         (-)       12,954
Oman                       9,873       8,321      129,248
Peru                       4,416      16,931      125,361

Trinidad & Tobago         19,437       9,798      264,470

Zaire                     27,543       4,730      127,081

All Other                449,989     440,468    6,026,489

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


        Total          3,822,193   3,658,186   45,481,857

     OPEC Total        1,998,462   1,861,154   22,472,715

Algeria                   23,941       6,920      162,448
Gabon                    145,691     122,369    1,520,207
Indonesia                 71,547       5,220      447,812
Iran                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Iraq                         (-)         (-)          (-)
Kuwait                   110,003     164,864    1,353,013
Nigeria                  431,969     339,036    4,815,468

Qatar                        (-)         (-)          (-)
Saudi Arabia             716,694     709,714    7,954,335
United Arab Emirates         (-)         (-)       10,664
Venezuela                498,617     513,031    6,208,768

     Non-OPEC          1,823,731   1,797,032   23,009,142

Angola                   175,604     196,781    2,299,476
Bahamas                      (-)         (-)        6,166
Brunei                       (-)         (-)          (-)
Cameroon                     (-)         (-)        5,733
Canada                   529,192     541,582    6,534,810
China (Mainland)          35,526      34,326      345,471
Congo (Brazzaville)       23,907         (-)      168,793

Ecuador                   56,475      57,958      778,279
Egypt                     21,347       9,922      178,263
Malaysia                  26,615         (-)       39,550
Mexico                   416,508     446,037    5,598,770
Netherlands Antilles         (-)         (-)       14,496
Oman                      11,138       9,195      141,186
Peru                       5,077      18,612      138,101

Trinidad & Tobago         20,228      10,116      276,164

Zaire                     28,915       5,118      136,250

All Other                473,199     467,385    6,347,634

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


