EXHIBIT 3.  GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, 
            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 2000

Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less
                 than one-half unit of measurment shown.




                                             Net quantity in
                                           thousands of barrels

                                                                Cumulative
Country                              April           March            2000

Total                               281,594         288,289       1,080,245

OPEC Total                          135,785         145,768         527,295

Algeria                                   2             (-)               2
Indonesia                             1,484           1,397           6,690
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                 18,446          19,216          66,159
Kuwait                                6,083           5,847          28,201
Nigeria                              31,919          33,423         103,259

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                         41,484          43,927         164,272
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                            36,367          41,959         158,712

Non-OPEC                            145,808         142,521         552,950

Angola                               14,439           8,625          37,803
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                  660             835           2,810
Cameroon                                (-)             383             776
Canada                               42,498          45,059         171,421
China                                 1,003           1,159           2,761
Congo (Brazzaville)                   1,101           2,940           5,562
Congo (Kinshasa)                        543             (-)           1,217

Ecuador                               1,451           2,468          10,248
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                                763             509           4,974
Mexico                               37,305          37,449         147,496
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                    688             (-)           1,495
Trinidad and Tobago                   2,099             971           6,355

All Other                            43,259          42,121         160,031
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                                              Customs value in
                                            thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
Country                             April           March            2000

Total                             6,877,891       7,604,736      26,785,439

OPEC Total                        3,264,666       3,788,638      12,951,929

Algeria                                  47                              47
Indonesia                            39,767          36,552         170,700
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                454,619         397,667       1,549,783
Kuwait                              139,102         150,157         667,851
Nigeria                             827,393         980,900       2,812,300

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                        994,829       1,176,880       4,062,739
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                           808,909       1,046,482       3,688,510

Non-OPEC                          3,613,225       3,816,098      13,833,510

Angola                              372,132         250,152       1,004,935
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               19,032          24,249          77,949
Cameroon                                (-)          11,677          21,812
Canada                            1,076,777       1,120,905       4,108,301
China                                26,197          32,037          74,000
Congo (Brazzaville)                  30,335          83,388         153,522
Congo (Kinshasa)                     12,596             (-)          28,746

Ecuador                              37,445          65,611         250,080
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                             24,476          17,135         141,593
Mexico                              827,969         972,335       3,504,646
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                 17,963             (-)          36,307
Trinidad and Tobago                  57,761          30,387         178,841

All Other                         1,110,543       1,208,222       4,252,780
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                                              C.i.f. value in
                                            thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
Country                             April           March            2000

Total                             7,167,950       7,874,883      27,795,611

OPEC Total                        3,421,007       3,940,336      13,509,195

Algeria                                  47             (-)              47
Indonesia                            42,139          38,479         180,421
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                478,616         414,941       1,626,106
Kuwait                              148,691         158,538         706,391
Nigeria                             861,913       1,011,683       2,913,080

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,044,164       1,229,581       4,256,870
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                           845,438       1,087,113       3,826,279

Non-OPEC                          3,746,943       3,934,547      14,286,416

Angola                              390,377         260,214       1,049,941
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               20,488          25,909          83,391
Cameroon                                (-)          12,159          22,644
Canada                            1,102,803       1,146,384       4,208,528
China                                27,844          33,634          78,172
Congo (Brazzaville)                  31,992          86,710         160,827
Congo (Kinshasa)                     13,398             (-)          30,335

Ecuador                              39,431          68,712         264,087
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                             25,760          18,328         150,165
Mexico                              855,461         997,887       3,592,916
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                 19,127             (-)          38,524
Trinidad and Tobago                  60,030          31,315         184,643

All Other                         1,160,232       1,253,295       4,422,243

CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
         our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/"

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 



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