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

Total                               271,793         309,975       2,561,322

OPEC Total                          138,508         160,142       1,270,587

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)               2
Indonesia                               385           1,692          11,802
Iran                                    993                             993
Iraq                                 21,192          23,235         171,572
Kuwait                                9,406          10,164          69,719
Nigeria                              27,341          36,034         265,855

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                         41,085          45,107         382,591
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             564             956
Venezuela                            38,105          43,345         367,096

Non-OPEC                            133,285         149,833       1,290,736

Angola                                7,002           9,330          87,264
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                1,109             651           5,866
Cameroon                                (-)             (-)           1,574
Canada                               36,061          43,603         382,105
China                                 1,192           2,030           9,215
Congo (Brazzaville)                     882           2,810          10,355
Congo (Kinshasa)                        660             332           4,481

Ecuador                               3,483           4,306          27,167
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                                 45             (-)           7,717
Mexico                               41,787          41,795         355,128
Netherlands Antilles                    225             (-)             225
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             781
Peru                                    (-)             (-)           1,495
Trinidad and Tobago                   1,748           1,701          14,464

All Other                            39,090          43,275         382,898
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                                            Customs value in
                                          thousands of dollars

                                                                Cumulative
   Country                        September         August            2000

Total                             7,875,893       8,241,718      66,462,768

OPEC Total                        3,965,092       4,216,150      32,701,066

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)              56
Indonesia                            12,560          51,474         318,056
Iran                                 29,195             (-)          29,195
Iraq                                616,207         620,715       4,372,430
Kuwait                              245,864         250,125       1,718,387
Nigeria                             872,993       1,050,771       7,584,623

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,153,524       1,149,397       9,688,887
United Arab Emirates                    (-)          16,815          28,105
Venezuela                         1,034,749       1,076,854       8,961,329

Non-OPEC                          3,910,801       4,025,567      33,761,701

Angola                              213,527         261,510       2,387,846
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               37,508          19,772         172,604
Cameroon                                (-)             (-)          45,126
Canada                            1,000,713       1,142,978       9,580,210
China                                39,409          54,645         264,336
Congo (Brazzaville)                  28,323          77,458         290,206
Congo (Kinshasa)                     19,918           8,274         118,478

Ecuador                              98,963         112,472         696,646
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                              1,636               8         217,901
Mexico                            1,199,062       1,062,511       8,911,228
Netherlands Antilles                  8,950             (-)           8,950
Oman                                    (-)             (-)          18,680
Peru                                    (-)             (-)          36,307
Trinidad and Tobago                  60,719          51,574         426,723

All Other                         1,202,074       1,234,365      10,586,459
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                                             C.i.f. value in
                                           thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
     Country                      September         August             2000

Total                             8,255,121       8,664,327      69,299,231

OPEC Total                        4,191,883       4,472,707      34,327,775

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)              57
Indonesia                            13,330          54,789         337,344
Iran                                 30,408             (-)          30,408
Iraq                                656,946         664,199       4,634,653
Kuwait                              267,857         273,404       1,845,236
Nigeria                             916,053       1,100,813       7,903,895

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,226,761       1,224,597      10,207,678
United Arab Emirates                    (-)          18,421          30,461
Venezuela                         1,080,527       1,136,483       9,338,043

Non-OPEC                          4,063,238       4,191,620      34,971,456

Angola                              227,667         278,581       2,512,918
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               39,910          21,249         184,671
Cameroon                                (-)             (-)          47,167
Canada                            1,023,607       1,169,249       9,807,689
China                                42,274          59,186         282,342
Congo (Brazzaville)                  30,717          83,727         307,995
Congo (Kinshasa)                     21,499           8,976         125,931

Ecuador                             108,088         120,943         743,389
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                              1,794               8         232,528
Mexico                            1,231,209       1,097,254       9,153,383
Netherlands Antilles                  9,055             (-)           9,055
Oman                                    (-)             (-)          21,061
Peru                                    (-)             (-)          38,524
Trinidad and Tobago                  62,228          53,887         441,716

All Other                         1,265,190       1,298,561      11,063,085

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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