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

Total                               300,902         297,032       1,678,180

OPEC Total                          149,930         147,817         825,042

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)               2
Indonesia                             1,110           1,070           8,871
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                 23,266          17,164         106,589
Kuwait                                7,174           7,502          42,876
Nigeria                              37,118          28,745         169,123

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                         39,186          50,812         254,270
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                            42,075          42,524         243,310

Non-OPEC                            150,973         149,215         853,138

Angola                                8,051          12,606          58,461
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                1,034             107           3,952
Cameroon                                400             (-)           1,176
Canada                               47,635          42,927         261,984
China                                 2,010             (-)           4,771
Congo (Brazzaville)                     (-)             134           5,697
Congo (Kinshasa)                      1,024             349           2,591

Ecuador                               2,543           2,688          15,479
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                                779             618           6,371
Mexico                               40,571          42,183         230,250
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             781             781
Peru                                    (-)             (-)           1,495
Trinidad and Tobago                   1,563           1,430           9,348

All Other                            45,361          45,391         250,783
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                                            Customs value in
                                           thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
     Country                        June            May             2000

Total                             8,018,252       7,174,992      41,978,682

OPEC Total                        3,982,990       3,553,650      20,488,569

Algeria                                   9             (-)              56
Indonesia                            30,431          27,964         229,094
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                608,214         421,616       2,579,613
Kuwait                              175,356         173,188       1,016,395
Nigeria                           1,082,457         732,034       4,626,790

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,011,876       1,203,540       6,278,155
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                         1,074,648         995,307       5,758,466

Non-OPEC                          4,035,262       3,621,342      21,490,114

Angola                              234,099         301,646       1,540,680
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               29,734           2,938         110,621
Cameroon                             10,904             (-)          32,715
Canada                            1,211,535       1,028,041       6,347,877
China                                58,165             (-)         132,165
Congo (Brazzaville)                     (-)           2,811         156,333
Congo (Kinshasa)                     26,808           9,116          64,670

Ecuador                              68,131          64,835         383,046
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                             22,954          16,705         181,252
Mexico                            1,056,606       1,005,830       5,567,081
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)          18,680          18,680
Peru                                    (-)             (-)          36,307
Trinidad and Tobago                  45,673          36,254         260,767

All Other                         1,270,653       1,134,487       6,657,919
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                                              C.i.f. value in
                                            thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
     Country                        June            May             2000

Total                             8,351,497       7,476,335      43,623,444

OPEC Total                        4,177,471       3,725,744      21,412,410

Algeria                                  10             (-)              57
Indonesia                            32,401          29,888         242,709
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                646,991         445,937       2,719,034
Kuwait                              189,339         184,637       1,080,367
Nigeria                           1,128,623         765,248       4,806,951

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,061,742       1,266,811       6,585,424
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                         1,118,365       1,033,224       5,977,868

Non-OPEC                          4,174,026       3,750,592      22,211,034

Angola                              245,131         319,255       1,614,327
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               32,026           3,123         118,540
Cameroon                             11,352             (-)          33,996
Canada                            1,240,045       1,052,462       6,501,035
China                                62,050             (-)         140,223
Congo (Brazzaville)                     (-)           3,018         163,845
Congo (Kinshasa)                     28,358           9,585          68,278

Ecuador                              71,645          69,207         404,940
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                             24,772          17,927         192,864
Mexico                            1,085,439       1,030,701       5,709,057
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)          21,061          21,061
Peru                                    (-)             (-)          38,524
Trinidad and Tobago                  47,256          37,561         269,461

All Other                         1,325,950       1,186,691       6,934,885


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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