EXHIBIT 3.  GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, 
            NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 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                        May             April            2002
 
Total                            288,742          302,711        1,403,283
 
OPEC Total                       119,602          139,418          663,242
 
Algeria                            1,634            2,946            6,913
Indonesia                          1,625            1,906            9,753
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                              11,777           26,427          117,417
Kuwait                             4,095            6,421           33,109
Nigeria                           17,946           18,137           81,101
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                      44,709           47,968          222,334
United Arab Emirates                  (-)             475              475
Venezuela                         37,815           35,139          192,139
 
Non-OPEC                         169,140          163,293          740,041
 
Angola                             9,258           12,525           52,728
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                (-)           1,072            1,463
Cameroon                              (-)              (-)             304
Canada                            47,676           44,926          210,749
China                                459               (-)           1,700
Congo (Brazzaville)                  966               (-)           2,802
Congo (Kinshasa)                     348              368            1,042
 
Ecuador                            4,199            2,656           14,576
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                             676               (-)           1,113
Mexico                            47,330           44,927          222,639
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                  (-)             317              676
Trinidad and Tobago                2,500            1,558            9,237
 
All Other                         55,729           54,944          221,013
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                                          Customs value in
                                        thousands of dollars
 
                                                                Cumulative
   Country                       May              April            2002
 
Total                          6,861,396        6,806,265       27,733,861
 
OPEC Total                     2,828,942        3,128,387       12,965,092
 
Algeria                           41,392           70,916          165,289
Indonesia                         41,602           40,356          191,728
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             275,336          574,040        2,188,287
Kuwait                            92,159          140,286          601,797
Nigeria                          477,156          461,012        1,867,435
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                   1,076,895        1,089,001        4,462,164
United Arab Emirates                  (-)          11,463           11,463
Venezuela                        824,402          741,312        3,476,929
 
Non-OPEC                       4,032,455        3,677,878       14,768,769
 
Angola                           226,675          297,480        1,107,295
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                (-)          25,704           34,371
Cameroon                              (-)              (-)           6,184
Canada                         1,062,224          928,225        3,901,198
China                             11,805               (-)          34,805
Congo (Brazzaville)               25,347               (-)          56,824
Congo (Kinshasa)                   8,563            8,461           23,187
 
Ecuador                           97,689           60,956          288,630
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                          17,938               (-)          27,416
Mexico                         1,093,491          989,971        4,145,951
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                  (-)           6,465           12,083
Trinidad and Tobago               67,871           38,406          215,942
 
All Other                      1,420,852        1,322,212        4,914,882
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                                           C.i.f. value in
                                         thousands of dollars
 
                                                               Cumulative
   Country                       May             April            2002
 
Total                          7,128,559        7,086,705       28,911,747
 
OPEC Total                     2,964,435        3,287,909       13,626,936
 
Algeria                           43,819           74,926          173,420
Indonesia                         43,488           43,368          207,012
Iran                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Iraq                             289,864          609,690        2,318,766
Kuwait                            98,339          147,066          639,954
Nigeria                          495,243          478,746        1,942,310
 
Qatar                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Saudi Arabia                   1,135,855        1,153,340        4,711,686
United Arab Emirates                  (-)          12,121           12,121
Venezuela                        857,827          768,651        3,621,667
 
Non-OPEC                       4,164,124        3,798,796       15,284,811
 
Angola                           239,453          312,134        1,164,028
Bahamas                               (-)              (-)              (-)
Brunei                                (-)          27,242           36,610
Cameroon                              (-)              (-)           6,513
Canada                         1,089,565          952,968        4,012,086
China                             12,379               (-)          37,150
Congo (Brazzaville)               26,382               (-)          59,952
Congo (Kinshasa)                   8,938            8,836           24,236
 
Ecuador                          104,666           64,646          307,729
Egypt                                 (-)              (-)              (-)
Malaysia                          18,895               (-)          28,604
Mexico                         1,117,229        1,011,787        4,234,748
Netherlands Antilles                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Oman                                  (-)              (-)              (-)
Peru                                  (-)           6,782           12,978
Trinidad and Tobago               69,848           39,204          220,185
 
All Other                      1,476,769        1,375,196        5,139,992
 

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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