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

Total                             283,360         280,634       3,475,832

OPEC Total                        147,202         135,152       1,810,644

Algeria                               565             434           2,916
Indonesia                           1,301           1,700          15,215
Iran                                  (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                               35,116          24,433         284,761
Kuwait                              3,616           6,907          87,659
Nigeria                            18,829          17,362         309,018

Qatar                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                       42,773          44,459         584,839
United Arab Emirates                  (-)             (-)           5,342
Venezuela                          45,002          39,856         520,895

Non-OPEC                          136,158         145,481       1,665,187

Angola                              7,874           7,070         121,874
Bahamas                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                (-)             317           6,372
Cameroon                              306             317           1,889
Canada                             41,452          39,391         485,391
China                                 (-)             (-)           4,683
Congo (Brazzaville)                 2,234           1,245          15,753
Congo (Kinshasa)                      363             349           5,166

Ecuador                             3,870           2,179          42,616
Egypt                                 (-)             (-)           2,522
Malaysia                              465             348           4,878
Mexico                             44,871          48,908         498,492
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                  (-)             (-)           6,106
Peru                                  574             284           2,523
Trinidad and Tobago                 2,124           1,649          19,391

All Other                          32,023          43,426         447,532
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                                           Customs value in
                                         thousands of dollars
                                                               Cumulative
     Country                    December        November          2001

Total                           4,393,599       4,807,007      74,426,611

OPEC Total                      2,251,090       2,240,651      38,388,535

Algeria                            11,588           9,048          77,680
Indonesia                          22,058          33,784         376,031
Iran                                  (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                              538,797         399,415       5,795,728
Kuwait                             54,041         104,000       1,692,234
Nigeria                           360,521         351,753       8,065,560

Qatar                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      643,079         724,705      12,138,437
United Arab Emirates                  (-)             (-)         137,639
Venezuela                         621,006         617,945      10,105,226

Non-OPEC                        2,142,509       2,566,356      36,038,076

Angola                            138,451         140,746       2,968,374
Bahamas                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                (-)           6,277         179,200
Cameroon                            5,344           6,236          44,012
Canada                            657,536         704,526      10,075,037
China                                 (-)             (-)         120,591
Congo (Brazzaville)                36,278          30,607         379,152
Congo (Kinshasa)                    5,908           5,922         114,224

Ecuador                            54,184          38,433         860,844
Egypt                                 (-)             (-)          54,343
Malaysia                            8,695           6,903         123,157
Mexico                            624,991         715,383       9,452,413
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                  (-)             (-)         155,266
Peru                                7,299           4,139          47,572
Trinidad and Tobago                36,216          32,249         481,162

All Other                         567,608         874,936      10,982,729
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                                           C.i.f. value in
                                         thousands of dollars
  
                                                              Cumulative
     Country                    December        November          2001

Total                           4,611,564       5,035,761      78,403,944

OPEC Total                      2,383,233       2,377,596      40,924,457

Algeria                            12,493           9,319          81,107
Indonesia                          24,650          36,940         417,297
Iran                                  (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                              584,384         432,262       6,292,701
Kuwait                             58,427         117,769       1,883,726
Nigeria                           370,753         364,285       8,379,695

Qatar                                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                      681,151         765,335      13,085,992
United Arab Emirates                  (-)             (-)         151,651
Venezuela                         651,376         651,686      10,632,287

Non-OPEC                        2,228,331       2,658,165      37,479,488

Angola                            147,149         146,263       3,136,688
Bahamas                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                                (-)           6,824         195,432
Cameroon                            5,344           6,590          46,237
Canada                            673,895         718,015      10,318,397
China                                 (-)             (-)         131,351
Congo (Brazzaville)                38,708          32,025         404,189
Congo (Kinshasa)                    5,908           6,467         126,720

Ecuador                            60,419          41,695         949,954
Egypt                                 (-)             (-)          58,592
Malaysia                            9,491           8,045         135,573
Mexico                            637,027         731,116       9,679,620
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                  (-)             (-)         166,713
Peru                                7,299           4,139          48,483
Trinidad and Tobago                36,216          32,249         497,357

All Other                         606,874         924,737      11,584,183

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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