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

Total                           290,205         327,444       3,356,221

OPEC Total                      143,354         152,918       1,591,905

Algeria                           4,516           3,372          41,496
Indonesia                         1,307           2,862          10,050
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             18,961          20,351         141,048
Kuwait                            7,003           4,668          70,313

Nigeria                          18,166          29,566         279,569
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     47,788          44,744         591,425
United Arab Emirates                521             (-)           3,449
Venezuela                        45,093          47,354         454,556

Non-OPEC                        146,851         174,526       1,764,316

Angola                            4,885          12,886         131,101
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)           1,420           5,790
Cameroon                          1,418             (-)           4,955
Canada                           50,518          53,137         502,687
China                               (-)             157           3,791
Congo (Brazzaville)                 993             974           9,090
Congo (Kinshasa)                    363             289           3,002

Ecuador                           4,441           6,061          45,614
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             988
Malaysia                            (-)             288           6,125
Mexico                           45,003          51,397         509,104
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                              2,205           1,732          14,399
Peru                                (-)             431           3,521
Trinidad and Tobago               2,037           1,865          23,573

All Other                        34,989          43,889         500,575
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      November        October         2003

Total                         7,695,589       8,594,549      90,470,889

OPEC Total                    3,852,152       4,029,287      42,839,593

Algeria                         135,584         100,635       1,219,437
Indonesia                        38,126          76,445         287,797
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            507,834         533,052       3,920,291
Kuwait                          180,757         118,786       1,807,148

Nigeria                         540,352         858,382       8,449,591
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,285,820       1,176,644      15,723,004
United Arab Emirates             13,909             (-)          95,165
Venezuela                     1,149,769       1,165,342      11,337,160

Non-OPEC                      3,843,437       4,565,261      47,631,296

Angola                          145,794         355,240       3,759,535
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          46,884         181,931
Cameroon                         38,733             (-)         145,433
Canada                        1,224,811       1,334,429      13,007,865
China                               (-)           4,424         110,256
Congo (Brazzaville)              30,660          28,396         264,097
Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,811           7,861          85,810

Ecuador                         118,290         151,949       1,246,879
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          22,800
Malaysia                            (-)           8,522         181,154
Mexico                        1,129,360       1,273,116      12,948,608
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                             63,114          45,923         379,057
Peru                                (-)          10,904          99,125
Trinidad and Tobago              62,068          53,121         716,891

All Other                     1,019,797       1,244,494      14,481,854
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      November        October         2003


Total                         8,037,527       8,957,725      95,164,771

OPEC Total                    4,059,733       4,234,466      45,585,643

Algeria                         142,310         105,254       1,290,927
Indonesia                        40,479          83,147         310,746
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            540,279         564,239       4,209,389
Kuwait                          195,669         125,865       1,961,929

Nigeria                         562,521         890,492       8,848,884
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,366,280       1,255,094      16,982,866
United Arab Emirates             15,032             (-)         104,689
Venezuela                     1,197,162       1,210,374      11,876,211

Non-OPEC                      3,977,794       4,723,259      49,579,128

Angola                          151,793         369,577       3,972,462
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          49,586         193,799
Cameroon                         41,821             (-)         153,348
Canada                        1,263,817       1,373,294      13,384,870
China                               (-)           4,676         118,650
Congo (Brazzaville)              32,100          29,253         278,195
Congo (Kinshasa)                 11,297           8,338          90,619

Ecuador                         125,525         163,279       1,347,186
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          23,880
Malaysia                            (-)           9,051         194,030
Mexico                        1,155,565       1,305,248      13,356,392
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                             68,520          49,451         405,981
Peru                                (-)          11,824         106,533
Trinidad and Tobago              64,305          54,743         743,448

All Other                     1,063,051       1,294,938      15,209,735
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-02, BEA-04-02), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
