EXHIBIT 3.  GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, 
            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 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                      March          February           2002
 
Total                            267,254          243,528          811,830
 
OPEC Total                       128,556          125,065          404,222
 
Algeria                            1,688              645            2,334
Indonesia                          2,518            1,641            6,222
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                              18,493           24,518           79,213
Kuwait                             6,143            9,546           22,592
Nigeria                           17,216           13,246           45,018
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                      39,263           43,721          129,658
United Arab Emirates                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                         43,234           31,747          119,185
 
Non-OPEC                         138,698          118,463          407,608
 
Angola                            11,223            8,245           30,945
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                (-)             392              392
Cameroon                              (-)             304              304
Canada                            37,563           38,274          118,148
China                                198            1,043            1,242
Congo (Brazzaville)                   (-)             875            1,836
Congo (Kinshasa)                     325               (-)             325
 
Ecuador                            2,815            3,016            7,721
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)              (-)             437
Mexico                            42,828           39,299          130,382
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                 358                1              359
Trinidad and Tobago                1,732            1,761            5,178
 
All Other                         41,655           25,253          110,339
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                                           Customs value in
                                         thousands of dollars
 
                                                                Cumulative
     Country                      March          February           2002
 
Total                          5,125,403        4,031,814       14,066,200
 
OPEC Total                     2,494,209        2,068,064        7,007,764
 
Algeria                           39,748           13,232           52,981
Indonesia                         42,873           30,085          109,771
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             363,512          407,058        1,338,911
Kuwait                           108,021          146,892          369,352
Nigeria                          376,057          265,082          929,267
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                     788,277          751,382        2,296,268
United Arab Emirates                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                        775,721          454,332        1,911,215
 
Non-OPEC                       2,631,194        1,963,750        7,058,436
 
Angola                           223,254          153,540          583,140
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                (-)           8,667            8,667
Cameroon                              (-)           6,184            6,184
Canada                           658,395          601,712        1,910,749
China                              3,523           19,477           23,000
Congo (Brazzaville)                   (-)          14,724           31,477
Congo (Kinshasa)                   6,163               (-)           6,163
 
Ecuador                           53,438           46,901          129,986
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)              (-)           9,478
Mexico                           769,099          592,591        2,062,490
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                               5,605               13            5,618
Trinidad and Tobago               41,037           35,538          109,665
 
All Other                        870,680          484,402        2,171,819
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                                            C.i.f. value in
                                          thousands of dollars
 
                                                                Cumulative
     Country                     March          February           2002
 
Total                          5,350,763        4,206,823       14,696,484
 
OPEC Total                     2,620,023        2,171,054        7,374,593
 
Algeria                           41,443           13,232           54,676
Indonesia                         46,872           32,791          120,156
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             385,558          426,516        1,419,212
Kuwait                           116,459          157,165          394,548
Nigeria                          393,226          276,352          968,321
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                     831,581          789,618        2,422,491
United Arab Emirates                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Venezuela                        804,884          475,379        1,995,189
 
Non-OPEC                       2,730,740        2,035,769        7,321,891
 
Angola                           234,788          161,244          612,442
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                (-)           9,368            9,368
Cameroon                              (-)           6,513            6,513
Canada                           678,784          621,263        1,969,554
China                              3,938           20,833           24,771
Congo (Brazzaville)                   (-)          15,801           33,570
Congo (Kinshasa)                   6,462               (-)           6,462
 
Ecuador                           56,951           50,156          138,416
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)              (-)           9,709
Mexico                           787,749          604,000        2,105,732
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                               6,181               15            6,196
Trinidad and Tobago               42,133           35,908          111,132
 
All Other                        913,753          510,670        2,288,027

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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