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

Total                           319,337         339,669       2,422,379

OPEC Total                      139,567         146,409       1,147,949

Algeria                           7,057           5,181          27,541
Indonesia                         1,205             (-)           4,941
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                              3,926           1,602          93,956
Kuwait                            4,930           4,403          50,785

Nigeria                          30,906          29,446         206,288
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     40,725          59,331         444,416
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)           2,131
Venezuela                        50,818          46,446         317,891

Non-OPEC                        179,770         193,260       1,274,430

Angola                           15,625          16,023         100,487
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                            1,071             315           4,370
Cameroon                            (-)           1,690           2,738
Canada                           47,735          52,372         357,591
China                               416             790           2,917
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)           1,265           6,175
Congo (Kinshasa)                    698             (-)           2,000

Ecuador                           5,236           4,702          30,111
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             988
Malaysia                          1,599           2,286           5,173
Mexico                           47,504          49,296         364,578
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                              4,572             (-)           8,219
Peru                              1,173             419           3,090
Trinidad and Tobago               2,229           2,617          17,618

All Other                        51,912          61,485         368,376
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      August          July            2003

Total                         8,797,303       9,068,389      65,808,907

OPEC Total                    3,869,065       3,916,548      31,091,375

Algeria                         206,186         151,644         812,674
Indonesia                        32,803             (-)         146,862
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            108,952          45,703       2,670,737
Kuwait                          130,607         114,464       1,311,555

Nigeria                         924,040         849,541       6,291,338
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,138,806       1,587,046      11,845,133
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          58,839
Venezuela                     1,327,672       1,168,150       7,954,238

Non-OPEC                      4,928,238       5,151,841      34,717,532

Angola                          450,768         438,278       2,891,276
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           33,971           8,522         135,047
Cameroon                            (-)          49,068          82,852
Canada                        1,254,496       1,359,604       9,368,462
China                            11,900          21,398          85,659
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)          34,275         179,227
Congo (Kinshasa)                 19,830             (-)          57,942

Ecuador                         146,040         129,219         846,435
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          22,800
Malaysia                         45,834          66,474         153,185
Mexico                        1,258,021       1,228,271       9,352,116
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                             96,516             (-)         205,151
Peru                             33,227          10,039          88,221
Trinidad and Tobago              68,696          78,889         543,754

All Other                     1,508,938       1,727,804      10,705,406
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      August          July            2003


Total                         9,204,178       9,561,503      69,436,393

OPEC Total                    4,085,705       4,174,728      33,217,086

Algeria                         215,686         161,776         866,706
Indonesia                        35,280             (-)         158,328
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            117,495          48,965       2,884,760
Kuwait                          141,473         121,510       1,429,595

Nigeria                         960,227         893,678       6,610,041
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,237,348       1,729,422      12,841,238
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          65,493
Venezuela                     1,378,195       1,219,376       8,360,924

Non-OPEC                      5,118,473       5,386,775      36,219,308

Angola                          469,326         462,255       3,069,664
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           35,996           9,068         144,213
Cameroon                            (-)          51,736          87,020
Canada                        1,291,151       1,398,382       9,635,828
China                            12,656          22,795          92,715
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)          35,841         190,061
Congo (Kinshasa)                 21,084             (-)          61,339

Ecuador                         155,280         140,307         918,965
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          23,880
Malaysia                         49,301          71,116         164,077
Mexico                        1,297,578       1,273,833       9,672,957
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                            102,667             (-)         218,892
Peru                             35,692          11,267          94,709
Trinidad and Tobago              70,739          80,954         564,602

All Other                     1,577,003       1,829,220      11,280,388
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-161, BEA-03-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
