EXHIBIT 3.  GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, 
            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 2002

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           2002
 
Total                            243,528          301,049          544,577
 
OPEC Total                       125,065          150,602          275,666
 
Algeria                              645               (-)             645
Indonesia                          1,641            2,064            3,705
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                              24,518           36,201           60,720
Kuwait                             9,546            6,903           16,449
Nigeria                           13,246           14,555           27,802
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                      43,721           46,674           90,395
United Arab Emirates                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                         31,747           44,204           75,950
 
Non-OPEC                         118,463          150,447          268,910
 
Angola                             8,245           11,477           19,722
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                               392               (-)             392
Cameroon                             304               (-)             304
Canada                            38,274           42,311           80,585
China                              1,043               (-)           1,043
Congo (Brazzaville)                  875              962            1,836
Congo (Kinshasa)                      (-)              (-)              (-)
 
Ecuador                            3,016            1,890            4,906
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)             437              437
Mexico                            39,299           48,255           87,554
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                   1               (-)               1
Trinidad and Tobago                1,761            1,685            3,447
 
All Other                         25,253           43,431           68,684
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                                           Customs value in
                                         thousands of dollars
 
                                                                Cumulative
     Country                    February          January           2002
 
Total                          4,031,814        4,908,983        8,940,797
 
OPEC Total                     2,068,064        2,445,490        4,513,555
 
Algeria                           13,232               (-)          13,232
Indonesia                         30,085           36,812           66,897
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             407,058          568,341          975,399
Kuwait                           146,892          114,439          261,331
Nigeria                          265,082          288,127          553,209
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                     751,382          756,609        1,507,991
United Arab Emirates                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                        454,332          681,162        1,135,494
 
Non-OPEC                       1,963,750        2,463,492        4,427,242
 
Angola                           153,540          206,346          359,886
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                             8,667               (-)           8,667
Cameroon                           6,184               (-)           6,184
Canada                           601,712          650,643        1,252,354
China                             19,477               (-)          19,477
Congo (Brazzaville)               14,724           16,752           31,477
Congo (Kinshasa)                      (-)              (-)              (-)
 
Ecuador                           46,901           29,647           76,548
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)           9,478            9,478
Mexico                           592,591          700,799        1,293,391
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                  13               (-)              13
Trinidad and Tobago               35,538           33,090           68,628
 
All Other                        484,402          816,737        1,301,138
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                                            C.i.f. value in
                                          thousands of dollars
 
                                                                Cumulative
     Country                    February          January           2002
 
Total                          4,206,823        5,138,897        9,345,720
 
OPEC Total                     2,171,054        2,583,516        4,754,570
 
Algeria                           13,232               (-)          13,232
Indonesia                         32,791           40,492           73,284
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             426,516          607,138        1,033,654
Kuwait                           157,165          120,924          278,089
Nigeria                          276,352          298,743          575,095
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                     789,618          801,293        1,590,910
United Arab Emirates                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                        475,379          714,926        1,190,305
 
Non-OPEC                       2,035,769        2,555,381        4,591,151
 
Angola                           161,244          216,410          377,654
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                             9,368               (-)           9,368
Cameroon                           6,513               (-)           6,513
Canada                           621,263          669,506        1,290,769
China                             20,833               (-)          20,833
Congo (Brazzaville)               15,801           17,769           33,570
Congo (Kinshasa)                      (-)              (-)              (-)
 
Ecuador                           50,156           31,309           81,465
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)           9,709            9,709
Mexico                           604,000          713,983        1,317,983
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                  15               (-)              15
Trinidad and Tobago               35,908           33,091           68,999
 
All Other                        510,670          863,604        1,374,274
 

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         Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
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NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 



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