                     EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY,
                               NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 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                      February        January         2003

Total                           247,105         268,431         515,536

OPEC Total                      112,382         116,664         229,046

Algeria                             589             625           1,214
Indonesia                           409             710           1,120
Iran                                  0               0               0
Iraq                             25,778          17,131          42,908
Kuwait                            6,153           4,378          10,532

Nigeria                          18,419          24,778          43,196
Qatar                                 0               0               0
Saudi Arabia                     41,807          55,997          97,804
United Arab Emirates                  0           1,052           1,052
Venezuela                        19,227          11,994          31,220

Non-OPEC                        134,723         151,766         286,489

Angola                            8,673           9,596          18,269
Bahamas                               0               0               0
Brunei                              361             916           1,277
Cameroon                            453             296             749
Canada                           32,208          45,656          77,864
China                               399             501             899
Congo (Brazzaville)               1,311           1,420           2,731
Congo (Kinshasa)                    310             334             644

Ecuador                           3,395           3,558           6,953
Egypt                                 0               0               0
Malaysia                              0             331             331
Mexico                           40,286          51,047          91,333
Netherlands Antilles                  0               0               0
Oman                                  0             529             529
Peru                                359               0             359
Trinidad and Tobago               1,716           2,261           3,978

All Other                        45,252          35,321          80,573
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      February        January         2003

Total                         7,526,491       7,444,163      14,970,654

OPEC Total                    3,454,065       3,283,251       6,737,317

Algeria                          20,652          21,157          41,809
Indonesia                        13,313          21,878          35,191
Iran                                  0               0               0
Iraq                            775,816         468,429       1,244,245
Kuwait                          177,735         112,077         289,812

Nigeria                         617,179         787,219       1,404,398
Qatar                                 0               0               0
Saudi Arabia                  1,287,691       1,508,248       2,795,938
United Arab Emirates                  0          29,438          29,438
Venezuela                       561,680         334,806         896,486

Non-OPEC                      4,072,426       4,160,912       8,233,337

Angola                          281,971         282,863         564,834
Bahamas                               0               0               0
Brunei                           12,286          27,724          40,010
Cameroon                         15,494           9,841          25,334
Canada                          874,515       1,130,125       2,004,640
China                            13,088          16,322          29,410
Congo (Brazzaville)              39,740          39,837          79,576
Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,064          10,167          20,231

Ecuador                         109,342          97,840         207,182
Egypt                                 0               0               0
Malaysia                              0          11,223          11,223
Mexico                        1,157,399       1,389,244       2,546,643
Netherlands Antilles                  0               0               0
Oman                                  0          16,307          16,307
Peru                             11,843               0          11,843
Trinidad and Tobago              59,109          71,270         130,378

All Other                     1,487,576       1,058,149       2,545,726
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      February        January         2003


Total                         7,883,740       7,761,898      15,645,638

OPEC Total                    3,656,117       3,462,501       7,118,618

Algeria                          22,348          22,707          45,055
Indonesia                        14,256          23,341          37,597
Iran                                  0               0               0
Iraq                            832,493         498,911       1,331,404
Kuwait                          190,624         121,071         311,695

Nigeria                         646,158         822,812       1,468,970
Qatar                                 0               0               0
Saudi Arabia                  1,364,003       1,592,770       2,956,772
United Arab Emirates                  0          31,983          31,983
Venezuela                       586,235         348,907         935,142

Non-OPEC                      4,227,623       4,299,397       8,527,020

Angola                          298,933         300,309         599,241
Bahamas                               0               0               0
Brunei                           13,076          29,833          42,909
Cameroon                         15,602          10,380          25,982
Canada                          897,659       1,160,622       2,058,282
China                            14,167          17,665          31,832
Congo (Brazzaville)              42,264          42,167          84,431
Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,628          10,661          21,290

Ecuador                         115,212         103,563         218,775
Egypt                                 0               0               0
Malaysia                              0          11,965          11,965
Mexico                        1,190,627       1,415,956       2,606,584
Netherlands Antilles                  0               0               0
Oman                                  0          17,048          17,048
Peru                             12,075               0          12,075
Trinidad and Tobago              60,682          73,231         133,913

All Other                     1,556,698       1,105,996       2,662,694
                                                  

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