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

Total                                291,718          302,378        2,334,518

OPEC Total                           145,223          161,884        1,226,529

Algeria                                  (-)              255            1,917
Indonesia                              1,157            1,905           11,189
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                  18,184           21,844          157,673
Kuwait                                 9,011            8,488           64,436
Nigeria                               19,092           29,975          218,500

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                          52,420           52,620          408,176
United Arab Emirates                     525              (-)            3,902
Venezuela                             44,833           46,796          360,736

Non-OPEC                             146,496          140,494        1,107,990

Angola                                11,943            7,672           87,100
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                 1,421              687            5,240
Cameroon                                 (-)              277              949
Canada                                39,887           37,847          324,469
China                                    877              613            4,019
Congo (Brazzaville)                    1,931            1,662           10,477
Congo (Kinshasa)                       1,041              703            4,130

Ecuador                                3,516            3,780           28,591
Egypt                                    (-)            1,474            2,522
Malaysia                                 303              (-)            2,377
Mexico                                40,795           40,424          316,120
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                   2,961            2,154            6,106
Peru                                     359              376            1,095
Trinidad and Tobago                    1,578            2,374           12,920

All Other                             39,886           40,452          301,874
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                                               Customs value in
                                             thousands of dollars
                                                                   Cumulative
     Country                        August            July               2001

Total                              6,460,692        6,756,259       52,901,643

OPEC Total                         3,162,504        3,522,590       27,548,941

Algeria                                  (-)           10,143           57,043
Indonesia                             29,147           49,320          295,427
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 398,940          459,664        3,446,977
Kuwait                               181,463          160,135        1,289,889
Nigeria                              478,832          837,626        5,983,775

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                       1,169,527        1,103,981        8,945,846
United Arab Emirates                  14,396              (-)          100,890
Venezuela                            890,199          901,722        7,429,093

Non-OPEC                           3,298,188        3,233,669       25,352,703

Angola                               298,261          204,927        2,216,627
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                39,366           19,319          152,565
Cameroon                                 (-)            7,231           26,593
Canada                               869,211          815,735        6,978,390
China                                 21,370           16,948          107,011
Congo (Brazzaville)                   50,333           40,016          269,326
Congo (Kinshasa)                      23,461           17,614           96,308

Ecuador                               78,731           77,515          613,260
Egypt                                    (-)           26,073           54,343
Malaysia                               8,045              (-)           63,166
Mexico                               811,828          822,946        6,383,760
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  72,091           57,321          155,266
Peru                                   7,529            8,716           24,678
Trinidad and Tobago                   42,524           63,953          346,807

All Other                            975,438        1,055,355        7,864,603
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                                               C.i.f. value in
                                             thousands of dollars
                                                                    Cumulative
     Country                        August            July                2001

Total                              6,737,344        7,059,814       55,947,518

OPEC Total                         3,321,631        3,718,031       29,511,204

Algeria                                  (-)           10,143           59,296
Indonesia                             31,565           52,744          328,576
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 425,529          500,256        3,775,713
Kuwait                               192,408          176,990        1,445,729
Nigeria                              495,764          859,968        6,240,138

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                       1,231,691        1,177,012        9,720,704
United Arab Emirates                  15,471              (-)          112,097
Venezuela                            929,203          940,919        7,828,952

Non-OPEC                           3,415,713        3,341,783       26,436,314

Angola                               314,119          211,502        2,353,252
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                41,636           20,991          166,289
Cameroon                                 (-)            7,231           27,731
Canada                               890,455          835,514        7,157,782
China                                 23,424           18,403          116,322
Congo (Brazzaville)                   51,733           43,077          288,936
Congo (Kinshasa)                      24,833           23,273          108,260

Ecuador                               84,522           84,737          679,705
Egypt                                    (-)           28,962           58,592
Malaysia                               8,788              (-)           70,635
Mexico                               827,449          834,441        6,552,756
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  76,904           61,472          166,713
Peru                                   7,529            8,716           25,589
Trinidad and Tobago                   42,524           65,857          363,002

All Other                          1,021,797        1,097,607        8,300,752
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