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

Total                                311,301          266,019        2,911,838

OPEC Total                           159,284          142,477        1,528,290

Algeria                                 (-)              (-)             1,917
Indonesia                                273              751           12,213
Iran                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                  38,109           29,430          225,212
Kuwait                                 7,686            5,015           77,137
Nigeria                               27,661           26,665          272,826

Qatar                                   (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                          42,325           47,106          497,607
United Arab Emirates                     486              954            5,342
Venezuela                             42,745           32,556          436,037

Non-OPEC                             152,016          123,542        1,383,548

Angola                                10,182            9,649          106,931
Bahamas                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                   598              218            6,055
Cameroon                                 317             (-)             1,266
Canada                                44,987           35,091          404,548
China                                    664             (-)             4,683
Congo (Brazzaville)                    1,301              496           12,274
Congo (Kinshasa)                         325             (-)             4,455

Ecuador                                5,405            2,570           36,566
Egypt                                   (-)              (-)             2,522
Malaysia                               1,060              627            4,065
Mexico                                48,984           39,608          404,713
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                    (-)              (-)             6,106
Peru                                     208              360            1,664
Trinidad and Tobago                    1,188            1,510           15,618

All Other                             36,797           33,412          372,083
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                                                Customs value in
                                              thousands of dollars
 
                                                                    Cumulative
     Country                        October         September          2001

Total                              6,207,664        6,116,698       65,226,005

OPEC Total                         3,102,070        3,245,784       33,896,794

Algeria                                 (-)              (-)            57,043
Indonesia                              6,673           18,089          320,189
Iran                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 764,460          646,079        4,857,516
Kuwait                               135,766          108,537        1,534,192
Nigeria                              651,533          717,978        7,353,286

Qatar                                   (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                         773,704        1,051,103       10,770,653
United Arab Emirates                  12,670           24,078          137,639
Venezuela                            757,263          679,919        8,866,275

Non-OPEC                           3,105,594        2,870,914       31,329,211

Angola                               228,784          243,767        2,689,178
Bahamas                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                14,850            5,509          172,923
Cameroon                               5,839             (-)            32,432
Canada                               925,622          808,962        8,712,975
China                                 13,580             (-)           120,591
Congo (Brazzaville)                   29,464           13,478          312,268
Congo (Kinshasa)                       6,086             (-)           102,394

Ecuador                               97,515           57,453          768,228
Egypt                                   (-)              (-)            54,343
Malaysia                              26,736           17,656          107,559
Mexico                               877,771          850,508        8,112,038
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                    (-)              (-)           155,266
Peru                                   3,478            7,977           36,133
Trinidad and Tobago                   26,799           39,092          412,698

All Other                            849,069          826,513        9,540,185
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                                               C.i.f. value in
                                             thousands of dollars
 
                                                                    Cumulative
     Country                        October         September          2001

Total                              6,465,783        6,343,319       68,756,620

OPEC Total                         3,256,290        3,396,134       36,163,628

Algeria                                 (-)              (-)            59,296
Indonesia                              7,430           19,701          355,707
Iran                                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                                 814,535          685,808        5,276,055
Kuwait                               146,544          115,257        1,707,530
Nigeria                              668,797          735,723        7,644,658

Qatar                                   (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                         815,829        1,102,973       11,639,506
United Arab Emirates                  13,702           25,852          151,651
Venezuela                            789,453          710,820        9,329,225

Non-OPEC                           3,209,493        2,947,185       32,592,992

Angola                               237,993          252,031        2,843,275
Bahamas                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                16,261            6,057          188,608
Cameroon                               6,572             (-)            34,303
Canada                               947,126          821,578        8,926,486
China                                 15,029             (-)           131,351
Congo (Brazzaville)                   31,041           13,478          333,455
Congo (Kinshasa)                       6,086             (-)           114,346

Ecuador                              107,221           60,914          847,841
Egypt                                   (-)              (-)            58,592
Malaysia                              28,796           18,605          118,037
Mexico                               893,959          864,763        8,311,478
Netherlands Antilles                    (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                    (-)              (-)           166,713
Peru                                   3,478            7,977           37,044
Trinidad and Tobago                   26,799           39,092          428,893

All Other                            889,131          862,689       10,052,572

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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