EXHIBIT 3.  GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, 
            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: January 2001

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                           Jan 01          Dec 00            2001

Total                               291,656         288,356         291,656

OPEC Total                          144,808         147,652         144,808

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Indonesia                             1,487           2,050           1,487
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                 12,307          23,320          12,307
Kuwait                                8,122           8,077           8,122
Nigeria                              28,881          23,505          28,881

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                         46,116          45,203          46,116
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                            47,894          45,498          47,894


Non-OPEC                            146,848         140,704         146,848

Angola                               10,872          13,007          10,872
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                  554             (-)             554
Cameroon                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Canada                               41,349          42,591          41,349
China                                 1,028           1,624           1,028
Congo (Brazzaville)                   1,927             525           1,927
Congo (Kinshasa)                        345             363             345

Ecuador                               5,533           3,389           5,533
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                                (-)           1,693             (-)
Mexico                               42,781          41,787          42,781
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                   1,726           1,132           1,726

All Other                            40,732          34,594          40,732
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                                             Customs value in
                                           thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
   Country                          Jan 01          Dec 00            2001

Total                             6,744,556       7,650,198       6,744,556

OPEC Total                        3,358,457       3,926,335       3,358,457

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Indonesia                            41,423          60,654          41,423
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                305,574         642,072         305,574
Kuwait                              163,046         200,737         163,046
Nigeria                             759,044         737,132         759,044

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,060,004       1,204,363       1,060,004
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                         1,029,366       1,081,377       1,029,366


Non-OPEC                          3,386,100       3,723,863       3,386,100

Angola                              260,329         397,135         260,329
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               18,130             (-)          18,130
Cameroon                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Canada                              899,505       1,060,950         899,505
China                                30,234          53,641          30,234
Congo (Brazzaville)                  50,003          14,477          50,003
Congo (Kinshasa)                      7,098          11,164           7,098

Ecuador                             129,211          97,866         129,211
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                                (-)          55,756             (-)
Mexico                              892,782         959,471         892,782
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                  46,900          35,921          46,900

All Other                         1,051,907       1,037,482       1,051,907
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                                             C.i.f. value in
                                           thousands of dollars

                                                                 Cumulative
   Country                          Jan 01          Dec 00            2001

Total                             7,217,258       8,135,332       7,217,258

OPEC Total                        3,649,759       4,230,591       3,649,759

Algeria                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Indonesia                            44,933          66,761          44,933
Iran                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                                341,868         699,835         341,868
Kuwait                              190,761         226,718         190,761
Nigeria                             815,006         787,453         815,006

Qatar                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      1,166,163       1,301,505       1,166,163
United Arab Emirates                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                         1,091,028       1,148,317       1,091,028


Non-OPEC                          3,567,499       3,904,741       3,567,499

Angola                              282,839         420,859         282,839
Bahamas                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                               20,288             (-)          20,288
Cameroon                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Canada                              925,736       1,088,892         925,736
China                                33,408          58,504          33,408
Congo (Brazzaville)                  55,523          15,998          55,523
Congo (Kinshasa)                      8,003          12,041           8,003

Ecuador                             141,622         106,348         141,622
Egypt                                   (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                                (-)          60,280             (-)
Mexico                              924,772         998,896         924,772
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                    (-)             (-)             (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                  50,224          37,862          50,224

All Other                         1,125,086       1,105,060       1,125,086

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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