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

Total                               301,375         300,902       1,979,554

OPEC Total                          146,896         149,930         971,937

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)               2
Indonesia                               853           1,110           9,724
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                 20,555          23,266         127,145
Kuwait                                7,273           7,174          50,149
Nigeria                              33,357          37,118         202,480

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                         42,129          39,186         296,398
United Arab Emirates                    392                             392
Venezuela                            42,336          42,075         285,646

Non-OPEC                            154,479         150,973       1,007,617

Angola                               12,472           8,051          70,932
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                  154           1,034           4,106
Cameroon                                398             400           1,574
Canada                               40,457          47,635         302,441
China                                 1,222           2,010           5,993
Congo (Brazzaville)                     966             (-)           6,663
Congo (Kinshasa)                        897           1,024           3,488

Ecuador                               3,899           2,543          19,378
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                              1,302             779           7,672
Mexico                               41,296          40,571         271,546
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             781
Peru                                    (-)             (-)           1,495
Trinidad and Tobago                   1,667           1,563          11,015

All Other                            49,750          45,361         300,533
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                                              Customs value in
                                            thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
     Country                         July            June            2000

Total                             8,366,474       8,018,252      50,345,156

OPEC Total                        4,031,255       3,982,990      24,519,824

Algeria                                 (-)               9              56
Indonesia                            24,928          30,431         254,023
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                555,895         608,214       3,135,508
Kuwait                              206,003         175,356       1,222,398
Nigeria                           1,034,069       1,082,457       5,660,859

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,107,811       1,011,876       7,385,966
United Arab Emirates                 11,290             (-)          11,290
Venezuela                         1,091,260       1,074,648       6,849,726

Non-OPEC                          4,335,219       4,035,262      25,825,333

Angola                              372,129         234,099       1,912,809
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                4,704          29,734         115,324
Cameroon                             12,411          10,904          45,126
Canada                            1,088,643       1,211,535       7,436,520
China                                38,117          58,165         170,282
Congo (Brazzaville)                  28,093             (-)         184,426
Congo (Kinshasa)                     25,616          26,808          90,286

Ecuador                             102,166          68,131         485,211
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                             35,005          22,954         216,256
Mexico                            1,082,574       1,056,606       6,649,655
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)          18,680
Peru                                    (-)             (-)          36,307
Trinidad and Tobago                  53,663          45,673         314,430

All Other                         1,492,101       1,270,653       8,150,020
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                                              C.i.f. value in
                                            thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
     Country                        July            June            2000

Total                             8,756,339       8,351,497      52,379,783

OPEC Total                        4,250,775       4,177,471      25,663,185

Algeria                                                  10              57
Indonesia                            26,516          32,401         269,225
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                594,474         646,991       3,313,508
Kuwait                              223,607         189,339       1,303,975
Nigeria                           1,080,077       1,128,623       5,887,028

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,170,896       1,061,742       7,756,320
United Arab Emirates                 12,039             (-)          12,039
Venezuela                         1,143,166       1,118,365       7,121,034

Non-OPEC                          4,505,564       4,174,026      26,716,598

Angola                              392,344         245,131       2,006,671
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                4,972          32,026         123,512
Cameroon                             13,171          11,352          47,167
Canada                            1,113,799       1,240,045       7,614,834
China                                40,660          62,050         180,883
Congo (Brazzaville)                  29,707             (-)         193,551
Congo (Kinshasa)                     27,178          28,358          95,456

Ecuador                             109,418          71,645         514,358
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                             37,862          24,772         230,726
Mexico                            1,115,863       1,085,439       6,824,920
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)          21,061
Peru                                    (-)             (-)          38,524
Trinidad and Tobago                  56,140          47,256         325,601

All Other                         1,564,449       1,325,950       8,499,334


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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