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

Total                           317,375         290,205       3,673,596

OPEC Total                      160,788         143,354       1,752,693

Algeria                           4,686           4,516          46,182
Indonesia                           459           1,307          10,509
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             23,850          18,961         164,898
Kuwait                            6,473           7,003          76,786

Nigeria                          33,033          18,166         312,601
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     41,345          47,788         632,770
United Arab Emirates                (-)             521           3,449
Venezuela                        50,942          45,093         505,498

Non-OPEC                        156,587         146,851       1,920,903

Angola                           11,647           4,885         142,748
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              678             (-)           6,468
Cameroon                            846           1,418           5,801
Canada                           44,008          50,518         546,695
China                               (-)             (-)           3,791
Congo (Brazzaville)                 338             993           9,428
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             363           3,002

Ecuador                           5,438           4,441          51,052
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             988
Malaysia                            349             (-)           6,474
Mexico                           56,249          45,003         565,352
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)           2,205          14,399
Peru                                366             (-)           3,888
Trinidad and Tobago               1,722           2,037          25,296

All Other                        34,947          34,989         535,521
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      December        November        2003

Total                         8,623,786       7,695,589      99,094,675

OPEC Total                    4,496,501       3,852,152      47,336,094

Algeria                         147,378         135,584       1,366,815
Indonesia                        12,952          38,126         300,749
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            641,244         507,834       4,561,534
Kuwait                          169,983         180,757       1,977,132

Nigeria                       1,028,131         540,352       9,477,722
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,163,573       1,285,820      16,886,577
United Arab Emirates                (-)          13,909          95,165
Venezuela                     1,333,240       1,149,769      12,670,400

Non-OPEC                      4,127,285       3,843,437      51,758,581

Angola                          345,810         145,794       4,105,346
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           21,867             (-)         203,798
Cameroon                         22,155          38,733         167,589
Canada                        1,064,169       1,224,811      14,072,034
China                               (-)             (-)         110,256
Congo (Brazzaville)               9,861          30,660         273,958
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          10,811          85,810

Ecuador                         145,883         118,290       1,392,762
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          22,800
Malaysia                         11,295             (-)         192,449
Mexico                        1,411,408       1,129,360      14,360,016
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)          63,114         379,057
Peru                             11,691             (-)         110,816
Trinidad and Tobago              54,323          62,068         771,214

All Other                     1,028,822       1,019,797      15,510,677
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      December        November        2003


Total                         9,031,995       8,037,527       104196766

OPEC Total                    4,749,416       4,059,733      50,335,059

Algeria                         154,490         142,310       1,445,417
Indonesia                        13,836          40,479         324,582
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            689,505         540,279       4,898,894
Kuwait                          183,924         195,669       2,145,853

Nigeria                       1,071,184         562,521       9,920,068
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,237,614       1,366,280      18,220,480
United Arab Emirates                (-)          15,032         104,689
Venezuela                     1,398,864       1,197,162      13,275,075

Non-OPEC                      4,282,579       3,977,794      53,861,707

Angola                          359,097         151,793       4,331,559
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           23,148             (-)         216,947
Cameroon                         22,656          41,821         176,004
Canada                        1,100,362       1,263,817      14,485,232
China                               (-)             (-)         118,650
Congo (Brazzaville)              10,482          32,100         288,677
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          11,297          90,619

Ecuador                         153,851         125,525       1,501,037
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          23,880
Malaysia                         11,944             (-)         205,974
Mexico                        1,450,186       1,155,565      14,806,578
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)          68,520         405,981
Peru                             12,303             (-)         118,835
Trinidad and Tobago              56,979          64,305         800,426

All Other                     1,081,571       1,063,051      16,291,307
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-25, BEA-04-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
