                        EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL BY COUNTRY,
                               NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 2004
                                                  
               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                      February        January         2004

Total                           287,854         309,437         597,291

OPEC Total                      142,705         148,805         291,511

Algeria                           4,271           1,739           6,010
Indonesia                         1,287             436           1,724
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             16,565          21,552          38,116
Kuwait                            3,732           6,111           9,843

Nigeria                          33,310          25,565          58,876
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     40,836          46,331          87,167
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                        42,704          47,071          89,775

Non-OPEC                        145,149         160,631         305,780

Angola                            8,769           8,425          17,194
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              734             (-)             734
Cameroon                            404             488             892
Canada                           41,202          57,853          99,055
China                             1,094             209           1,303
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Congo (Kinshasa)                    350             360             710

Ecuador                           5,314           6,497          11,811
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                            (-)             430             430
Mexico                           45,413          45,950          91,363
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                (-)             383             383
Trinidad and Tobago               2,321           2,288           4,609

All Other                        39,549          37,748          77,297
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      February        January         2004

Total                         8,395,373       8,835,252      17,230,625

OPEC Total                    4,228,933       4,319,578       8,548,511

Algeria                         144,471          58,856         203,327
Indonesia                        40,122          13,311          53,433
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            476,047         614,677       1,090,724
Kuwait                          102,942         172,419         275,361

Nigeria                       1,078,675         811,326       1,890,001
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,238,066       1,362,125       2,600,191
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                     1,148,610       1,286,865       2,435,475

Non-OPEC                      4,166,441       4,515,674       8,682,114

Angola                          277,089         264,218         541,307
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           24,010             (-)          24,010
Cameroon                         10,624          12,722          23,346
Canada                        1,142,102       1,515,534       2,657,636
China                            34,774           6,639          41,412
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,048          10,464          20,512

Ecuador                         156,913         188,381         345,294
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                            (-)          13,543          13,543
Mexico                        1,209,214       1,227,274       2,436,488
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                (-)          11,911          11,911
Trinidad and Tobago              80,247          78,119         158,366

All Other                     1,221,419       1,186,870       2,408,289
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      February        January         2004


Total                         8,948,113       9,331,242      18,279,355

OPEC Total                    4,549,917       4,605,955       9,155,872

Algeria                         155,410          62,383         217,793
Indonesia                        43,710          14,469          58,180
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            522,394         662,458       1,184,852
Kuwait                          112,422         187,184         299,607

Nigeria                       1,151,170         856,661       2,007,830
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,332,661       1,451,705       2,784,365
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                     1,232,150       1,371,096       2,603,246

Non-OPEC                      4,398,196       4,725,287       9,123,483

Angola                          300,288         279,434         579,722
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           25,889             (-)          25,889
Cameroon                         10,841          13,102          23,943
Canada                        1,176,518       1,563,024       2,739,542
China                            37,659           7,098          44,757
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)             (-)             (-)
Congo (Kinshasa)                 11,392          11,273          22,665

Ecuador                         172,343         206,353         378,695
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                            (-)          14,541          14,541
Mexico                        1,269,959       1,276,846       2,546,806
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                (-)          13,191          13,191
Trinidad and Tobago              85,502          82,775         168,277

All Other                     1,307,806       1,257,650       2,565,456
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-59, BEA-04-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
