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

Total                                266,019          291,718        2,600,537

OPEC Total                           142,477          145,223        1,369,006

Algeria                                  (-)              (-)            1,917
Indonesia                                751            1,157           11,940
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                  29,430           18,184          187,103
Kuwait                                 5,015            9,011           69,451
Nigeria                               26,665           19,092          245,166

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                          47,106           52,420          455,282
United Arab Emirates                     954              525            4,856
Venezuela                             32,556           44,833          393,292

Non-OPEC                             123,542          146,496        1,231,532

Angola                                 9,649           11,943           96,749
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                   218            1,421            5,458
Cameroon                                 (-)              (-)              949
Canada                                35,091           39,887          359,561
China                                    (-)              877            4,019
Congo (Brazzaville)                      496            1,931           10,973
Congo (Kinshasa)                         (-)            1,041            4,130

Ecuador                                2,570            3,516           31,161
Egypt                                    (-)              (-)            2,522
Malaysia                                 627              303            3,005
Mexico                                39,608           40,795          355,729
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                     (-)            2,961            6,106
Peru                                     360              359            1,455
Trinidad and Tobago                    1,510            1,578           14,430

All Other                             33,412           39,886          335,286
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                                              Customs value in
                                            thousands of dollars

                                                                    Cumulative
    Country                        September         August            2001

Total                              6,116,698        6,460,692       59,018,341

OPEC Total                         3,245,784        3,162,504       30,794,724

Algeria                                  (-)              (-)           57,043
Indonesia                             18,089           29,147          313,516
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 646,079          398,940        4,093,056
Kuwait                               108,537          181,463        1,398,426
Nigeria                              717,978          478,832        6,701,753

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                       1,051,103        1,169,527        9,996,949
United Arab Emirates                  24,078           14,396          124,969
Venezuela                            679,919          890,199        8,109,012

Non-OPEC                           2,870,914        3,298,188       28,223,617

Angola                               243,767          298,261        2,460,393
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                 5,509           39,366          158,073
Cameroon                                 (-)              (-)           26,593
Canada                               808,962          869,211        7,787,353
China                                    (-)           21,370          107,011
Congo (Brazzaville)                   13,478           50,333          282,804
Congo (Kinshasa)                         (-)           23,461           96,308

Ecuador                               57,453           78,731          670,713
Egypt                                    (-)              (-)           54,343
Malaysia                              17,656            8,045           80,823
Mexico                               850,508          811,828        7,234,267
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                     (-)           72,091          155,266
Peru                                   7,977            7,529           32,655
Trinidad and Tobago                   39,092           42,524          385,899

All Other                            826,513          975,438        8,691,116
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                                              C.i.f. value in
                                            thousands of dollars

                                                                    Cumulative
    Country                        September         August            2001

Total                              6,343,319        6,737,344       62,290,837

OPEC Total                         3,396,134        3,321,631       32,907,338

Algeria                                  (-)              (-)           59,296
Indonesia                             19,701           31,565          348,276
Iran                                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 685,808          425,529        4,461,520
Kuwait                               115,257          192,408        1,560,986
Nigeria                              735,723          495,764        6,975,861

Qatar                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                       1,102,973        1,231,691       10,823,677
United Arab Emirates                  25,852           15,471          137,950
Venezuela                            710,820          929,203        8,539,771

Non-OPEC                           2,947,185        3,415,713       29,383,499

Angola                               252,031          314,119        2,605,282
Bahamas                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                 6,057           41,636          172,346
Cameroon                                 (-)              (-)           27,731
Canada                               821,578          890,455        7,979,360
China                                    (-)           23,424          116,322
Congo (Brazzaville)                   13,478           51,733          302,415
Congo (Kinshasa)                         (-)           24,833          108,260

Ecuador                               60,914           84,522          740,619
Egypt                                    (-)              (-)           58,592
Malaysia                              18,605            8,788           89,241
Mexico                               864,763          827,449        7,417,519
Netherlands Antilles                     (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                     (-)           76,904          166,713
Peru                                   7,977            7,529           33,566
Trinidad and Tobago                   39,092           42,524          402,094

All Other                            862,689        1,021,797        9,163,441

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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