                        EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL BY COUNTRY,
                                 NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 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                      May             April           2003

Total                           320,541         314,662       1,451,427

OPEC Total                      160,723         171,983         711,364

Algeria                           2,279           3,514           8,259
Indonesia                           677           1,290           3,410
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                              3,735          18,851          88,404
Kuwait                            4,962          10,326          31,928

Nigeria                          30,679          22,476         124,559
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     68,972          64,591         284,178
United Arab Emirates                (-)             566           1,619
Venezuela                        49,418          50,368         169,008

Non-OPEC                        159,818         142,679         740,063

Angola                           10,855          14,702          55,989
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             (-)           2,286
Cameroon                            300             (-)           1,048
Canada                           48,154          37,281         215,546
China                               413             192           1,711
Congo (Brazzaville)                 993             (-)           4,559
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)             644

Ecuador                           3,537           3,214          16,253
Egypt                               988             (-)             988
Malaysia                            315             641           1,288
Mexico                           44,418          45,900         224,301
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                              1,673           1,039           3,241
Peru                                (-)             327           1,131
Trinidad and Tobago               1,951           3,003          11,075

All Other                        46,221          36,380         200,003
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      May             April           2003

Total                         7,727,416       8,188,808      39,988,075

OPEC Total                    3,773,732       4,420,773      19,517,215

Algeria                          58,607         110,230         257,227
Indonesia                        19,450          40,851         105,426
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             80,634         481,874       2,515,568
Kuwait                          117,065         244,421         837,513

Nigeria                         833,194         703,857       3,916,265
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,568,210       1,640,408       7,595,930
United Arab Emirates                (-)          16,485          45,923
Venezuela                     1,096,572       1,182,647       4,243,364

Non-OPEC                      3,953,684       3,768,035      20,470,860

Angola                          283,915         408,803       1,664,375
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          73,347
Cameroon                          8,450             (-)          33,784
Canada                        1,211,056       1,025,868       5,687,562
China                            10,804           5,573          52,361
Congo (Brazzaville)              27,893             (-)         135,207
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          20,231

Ecuador                          83,866          90,655         468,590
Egypt                            22,800             (-)          22,800
Malaysia                          8,758          20,896          40,877
Mexico                        1,007,009       1,084,788       5,834,706
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                             45,935          33,118          95,359
Peru                                (-)           9,125          35,998
Trinidad and Tobago              52,696          84,460         346,872

All Other                     1,190,504       1,004,749       5,958,790
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      May             April           2003


Total                         8,261,478       8,749,002      42,243,046

OPEC Total                    4,097,809       4,785,715      20,887,727

Algeria                          63,352         121,478         280,220
Indonesia                        21,354          44,201         113,760
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             90,210         532,175       2,717,694
Kuwait                          128,318         270,081         914,434

Nigeria                         888,949         744,796       4,124,461
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,740,693       1,794,773       8,194,727
United Arab Emirates                (-)          18,555          50,538
Venezuela                     1,164,933       1,259,654       4,491,893

Non-OPEC                      4,163,669       3,963,287      21,355,319

Angola                          306,539         440,736       1,780,349
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          78,123
Cameroon                          9,301             (-)          35,284
Canada                        1,250,252       1,052,669       5,845,861
China                            12,250           6,040          57,263
Congo (Brazzaville)              29,633             (-)         144,176
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          21,290

Ecuador                          98,828         100,113         511,719
Egypt                            23,880             (-)          23,880
Malaysia                          9,594          22,101          43,661
Mexico                        1,055,370       1,129,230       6,027,369
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                             48,863          36,426         102,337
Peru                                (-)          10,273          38,224
Trinidad and Tobago              55,217          88,727         361,345

All Other                     1,263,940       1,076,971       6,284,438
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-107, BEA-03-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
