                     EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY,
                               NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: January 2003
                                                  
               Details may not equal totals due to rounding.  (-) Represents zero or
                           less than one-half unit of measurement shown.
                                                  

                             Net Quantity in
                             thousands of barrels

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      January 2003    December 2002   2003

Total                           268,431         289,305         268,431

OPEC Total                      116,664         133,181         116,664

Algeria                             625           1,824             625
Indonesia                           710             734             710
Iran                                  0               0               0
Iraq                             17,131          14,245          17,131
Kuwait                            4,378           7,885           4,378

Nigeria                          24,778          20,068          24,778
Qatar                                 0               0               0
Saudi Arabia                     55,997          57,296          55,997
United Arab Emirates              1,052             499           1,052
Venezuela                        11,994          30,629          11,994

Non-OPEC                        151,766         156,125         151,766

Angola                            9,596           9,868           9,596
Bahamas                               0               0               0
Brunei                              916               0             916
Cameroon                            296               0             296
Canada                           45,656          45,621          45,656
China                               501             417             501
Congo (Brazzaville)               1,420             986           1,420
Congo (Kinshasa)                    334             326             334

Ecuador                           3,558           4,453           3,558
Egypt                                 0               0               0
Malaysia                            331               0             331
Mexico                           51,047          48,233          51,047
Netherlands Antilles                  0               0               0
Oman                                529             522             529
Peru                                  0             151               0
Trinidad and Tobago               2,261           1,703           2,261

All Other                        35,321          43,845          35,321
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      January 2003    December 2002   2003

Total                         7,444,163       6,986,268       7,444,163

OPEC Total                    3,283,251       3,223,923       3,283,251

Algeria                          21,157          45,939          21,157
Indonesia                        21,878          19,955          21,878
Iran                                  0               0               0
Iraq                            468,429         347,221         468,429
Kuwait                          112,077         179,770         112,077

Nigeria                         787,219         533,228         787,219
Qatar                                 0               0               0
Saudi Arabia                  1,508,248       1,392,016       1,508,248
United Arab Emirates             29,438          13,708          29,438
Venezuela                       334,806         692,085         334,806

Non-OPEC                      4,160,912       3,762,345       4,160,912

Angola                          282,863         239,788         282,863
Bahamas                               0               0               0
Brunei                           27,724               0          27,724
Cameroon                          9,841               0           9,841
Canada                        1,130,125       1,051,450       1,130,125
China                            16,322          11,990          16,322
Congo (Brazzaville)              39,837          26,393          39,837
Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,167           8,122          10,167

Ecuador                          97,840         105,829          97,840
Egypt                                 0               0               0
Malaysia                         11,223               0          11,223
Mexico                        1,389,244       1,104,603       1,389,244
Netherlands Antilles                  0               0               0
Oman                             16,307          12,789          16,307
Peru                                  0           4,210               0
Trinidad and Tobago              71,270          42,477          71,270

All Other                     1,058,149       1,154,695       1,058,149
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      January 2003    December 2002   2003


Total                         7,761,898       7,305,597       7,761,898

OPEC Total                    3,462,501       3,403,801       3,462,501

Algeria                          22,707          49,449          22,707
Indonesia                        23,341          20,907          23,341
Iran                                  0               0               0
Iraq                            498,911         369,295         498,911
Kuwait                          121,071         190,934         121,071

Nigeria                         822,812         560,555         822,812
Qatar                                 0               0               0
Saudi Arabia                  1,592,770       1,471,435       1,592,770
United Arab Emirates             31,983          14,540          31,983
Venezuela                       348,907         726,686         348,907

Non-OPEC                      4,299,397       3,901,796       4,299,397

Angola                          300,309         254,970         300,309
Bahamas                               0               0               0
Brunei                           29,833               0          29,833
Cameroon                         10,380               0          10,380
Canada                        1,160,622       1,082,612       1,160,622
China                            17,665          12,565          17,665
Congo (Brazzaville)              42,167          27,598          42,167
Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,661           8,622          10,661

Ecuador                         103,563         113,702         103,563
Egypt                                 0               0               0
Malaysia                         11,965               0          11,965
Mexico                        1,415,956       1,132,420       1,415,956
Netherlands Antilles                  0               0               0
Oman                             17,048          13,334          17,048
Peru                                  0           4,426               0
Trinidad and Tobago              73,231          44,610          73,231

All Other                     1,105,996       1,206,936       1,105,996
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, January 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
