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

Total                           316,193         319,337       2,738,572

OPEC Total                      147,684         139,567       1,295,633

Algeria                           6,067           7,057          33,608
Indonesia                           940           1,205           5,882
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                              7,780           3,926         101,736
Kuwait                            7,857           4,930          58,642

Nigeria                          25,548          30,906         231,836
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     54,477          40,725         498,893
United Arab Emirates                797             (-)           2,928
Venezuela                        44,218          50,818         362,109

Non-OPEC                        168,509         179,770       1,442,939

Angola                           12,843          15,625         113,329
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)           1,071           4,370
Cameroon                            799             (-)           3,537
Canada                           41,441          47,735         399,033
China                               716             416           3,633
Congo (Brazzaville)                 948             (-)           7,123
Congo (Kinshasa)                    350             698           2,350

Ecuador                           5,001           5,236          35,112
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             988
Malaysia                            664           1,599           5,838
Mexico                           48,127          47,504         412,704
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                              2,244           4,572          10,463
Peru                                (-)           1,173           3,090
Trinidad and Tobago               2,054           2,229          19,671

All Other                        53,321          51,912         421,697
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2003

Total                         8,371,844       8,797,303      74,180,751

OPEC Total                    3,866,778       3,869,065      34,958,154

Algeria                         170,544         206,186         983,218
Indonesia                        26,364          32,803         173,226
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            208,668         108,952       2,879,405
Kuwait                          196,050         130,607       1,507,605

Nigeria                         759,518         924,040       7,050,856
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,415,407       1,138,806      13,260,540
United Arab Emirates             22,417             (-)          81,256
Venezuela                     1,067,811       1,327,672       9,022,048

Non-OPEC                      4,505,066       4,928,238      39,222,597

Angola                          367,225         450,768       3,258,501
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          33,971         135,047
Cameroon                         23,848             (-)         106,700
Canada                        1,080,163       1,254,496      10,448,625
China                            20,172          11,900         105,831
Congo (Brazzaville)              25,814             (-)         205,041
Congo (Kinshasa)                  9,197          19,830          67,139

Ecuador                         130,205         146,040         976,640
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          22,800
Malaysia                         19,448          45,834         172,633
Mexico                        1,194,017       1,258,021      10,546,132
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                             64,869          96,516         270,020
Peru                                (-)          33,227          88,221
Trinidad and Tobago              57,949          68,696         601,703

All Other                     1,512,158       1,508,938      12,217,564
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2003


Total                         8,733,126       9,204,178      78,169,519

OPEC Total                    4,074,358       4,085,705      37,291,444

Algeria                         176,657         215,686       1,043,363
Indonesia                        28,792          35,280         187,120
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            220,112         117,495       3,104,871
Kuwait                          210,800         141,473       1,640,396

Nigeria                         785,830         960,227       7,395,871
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,520,254       1,237,348      14,361,492
United Arab Emirates             24,163             (-)          89,657
Venezuela                     1,107,750       1,378,195       9,468,675

Non-OPEC                      4,658,767       5,118,473      40,878,075

Angola                          381,428         469,326       3,451,092
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          35,996         144,213
Cameroon                         24,507             (-)         111,527
Canada                        1,111,931       1,291,151      10,747,759
China                            21,260          12,656         113,974
Congo (Brazzaville)              26,781             (-)         216,842
Congo (Kinshasa)                  9,644          21,084          70,983

Ecuador                         139,417         155,280       1,058,382
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          23,880
Malaysia                         20,902          49,301         184,979
Mexico                        1,222,621       1,297,578      10,895,578
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                             69,118         102,667         288,010
Peru                                (-)          35,692          94,709
Trinidad and Tobago              59,798          70,739         624,400

All Other                     1,571,359       1,577,003      12,851,746
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-178, BEA-03-44), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
