EXHIBIT 3.  GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, 
            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 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                       April            March            2002
 
Total                            302,711          267,254        1,114,541
 
OPEC Total                       139,418          128,556          543,640
 
Algeria                            2,946            1,688            5,279
Indonesia                          1,906            2,518            8,128
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                              26,427           18,493          105,640
Kuwait                             6,421            6,143           29,013
Nigeria                           18,137           17,216           63,155
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                      47,968           39,263          177,625
United Arab Emirates                 475               (-)             475
Venezuela                         35,139           43,234          154,324
 
Non-OPEC                         163,293          138,698          570,901
 
Angola                            12,525           11,223           43,470
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                             1,072               (-)           1,463
Cameroon                              (-)              (-)             304
Canada                            44,926           37,563          163,074
China                                 (-)             198            1,242
Congo (Brazzaville)                   (-)              (-)           1,836
Congo (Kinshasa)                     368              325              693
 
Ecuador                            2,656            2,815           10,377
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)              (-)             437
Mexico                            44,927           42,828          175,309
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                 317              358              676
Trinidad and Tobago                1,558            1,732            6,736
 
All Other                         54,944           41,655          165,284
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                                           Customs value in
                                         thousands of dollars
 
                                                                Cumulative
   Country                      April            March            2002
 
Total                          6,806,265        5,125,403       20,872,465
 
OPEC Total                     3,128,387        2,494,209       10,136,151
 
Algeria                           70,916           39,748          123,897
Indonesia                         40,356           42,873          150,127
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             574,040          363,512        1,912,951
Kuwait                           140,286          108,021          509,638
Nigeria                          461,012          376,057        1,390,279
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                   1,089,001          788,277        3,385,269
United Arab Emirates              11,463               (-)          11,463
Venezuela                        741,312          775,721        2,652,527
 
Non-OPEC                       3,677,878        2,631,194       10,736,315
 
Angola                           297,480          223,254          880,620
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                            25,704               (-)          34,371
Cameroon                              (-)              (-)           6,184
Canada                           928,225          658,395        2,838,974
China                                 (-)           3,523           23,000
Congo (Brazzaville)                   (-)              (-)          31,477
Congo (Kinshasa)                   8,461            6,163           14,624
 
Ecuador                           60,956           53,438          190,942
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)              (-)           9,478
Mexico                           989,971          769,099        3,052,460
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                               6,465            5,605           12,083
Trinidad and Tobago               38,406           41,037          148,071
 
All Other                      1,322,212          870,680        3,494,031
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                                          C.i.f. value in
                                        thousands of dollars
 
                                                               Cumulative
   Country                       April            March            2002
 
Total                          7,086,705        5,350,763       21,783,188
 
OPEC Total                     3,287,909        2,620,023       10,662,502
 
Algeria                           74,926           41,443          129,602
Indonesia                         43,368           46,872          163,524
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             609,690          385,558        2,028,902
Kuwait                           147,066          116,459          541,614
Nigeria                          478,746          393,226        1,447,067
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                   1,153,340          831,581        3,575,832
United Arab Emirates              12,121               (-)          12,121
Venezuela                        768,651          804,884        2,763,840
 
Non-OPEC                       3,798,796        2,730,740       11,120,687
 
Angola                           312,134          234,788          924,575
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                            27,242               (-)          36,610
Cameroon                              (-)              (-)           6,513
Canada                           952,968          678,784        2,922,522
China                                 (-)           3,938           24,771
Congo (Brazzaville)                   (-)              (-)          33,570
Congo (Kinshasa)                   8,836            6,462           15,298
 
Ecuador                           64,646           56,951          203,063
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                              (-)              (-)           9,709
Mexico                         1,011,787          787,749        3,117,519
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                               6,782            6,181           12,978
Trinidad and Tobago               39,204           42,133          150,336
 
All Other                      1,375,196          913,753        3,663,223

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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