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

Total                                251,831          291,656          543,486

OPEC Total                           130,364          144,808          275,172

Algeria                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Indonesia                                651            1,487            2,138
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                   8,737           12,307           21,044
Kuwait                                 7,339            8,122           15,461
Nigeria                               20,226           28,881           49,107

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                          51,827           46,116           97,944
United Arab Emirates                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                             41,585           47,894           89,478

Non-OPEC                             121,466          146,848          268,314

Angola                                12,817           10,872           23,690
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                   (-)              554              554
Cameroon                                 361              (-)              361
Canada                                39,784           41,349           81,133
China                                    (-)            1,028            1,028
Congo (Brazzaville)                    1,266            1,927            3,193
Congo (Kinshasa)                         (-)              345              345

Ecuador                                2,533            5,533            8,066
Egypt                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Mexico                                29,654           42,781           72,435
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                      991            1,726            2,718

All Other                             34,060           40,732           74,792
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                                               Customs value in
                                             thousands of dollars

                                                                    Cumulative
     Country                        February          January             2001

Total                              5,983,413        6,744,556       12,727,969

OPEC Total                         3,075,958        3,358,457        6,434,415

Algeria                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Indonesia                             16,154           41,423           57,577
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 212,676          305,574          518,249
Kuwait                               157,611          163,046          320,657
Nigeria                              575,474          759,044        1,334,517

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                       1,195,169        1,060,004        2,255,173
United Arab Emirates                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                            918,876        1,029,366        1,948,241

Non-OPEC                           2,907,454        3,386,100        6,293,554

Angola                               324,412          260,329          584,741
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                   (-)           18,130           18,130
Cameroon                              10,465              (-)           10,465
Canada                               879,476          899,505        1,778,982
China                                    (-)           30,234           30,234
Congo (Brazzaville)                   31,693           50,003           81,696
Congo (Kinshasa)                         (-)            7,098            7,098

Ecuador                               56,248          129,211          185,459
Egypt                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Mexico                               644,998          892,782        1,537,780
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                   28,965           46,900           75,865

All Other                            931,196        1,051,907        1,983,103
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                                               C.i.f. value in
                                             thousands of dollars

                                                                    Cumulative
     Country                        February          January             2001

Total                              6,373,010        7,217,258       13,590,269

OPEC Total                         3,333,060        3,649,759        6,982,819

Algeria                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Indonesia                             18,261           44,933           63,194
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 234,529          341,868          576,397
Kuwait                               176,895          190,761          367,656
Nigeria                              609,393          815,006        1,424,398

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                       1,328,687        1,166,163        2,494,850
United Arab Emirates                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                            965,295        1,091,028        2,056,323

Non-OPEC                           3,039,951        3,567,499        6,607,450

Angola                               349,294          282,839          632,133
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                   (-)           20,288           20,288
Cameroon                              11,007              (-)           11,007
Canada                               901,275          925,736        1,827,011
China                                    (-)           33,408           33,408
Congo (Brazzaville)                   33,043           55,523           88,566
Congo (Kinshasa)                         (-)            8,003            8,003

Ecuador                               62,423          141,622          204,045
Egypt                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Mexico                               662,156          924,772        1,586,928
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Trinidad and Tobago                   30,869           50,224           81,093

All Other                            989,884        1,125,086        2,114,969


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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