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

Total                           316,256         311,914       1,557,114

OPEC Total                      163,094         159,089         787,742

Algeria                           7,031           8,786          29,858
Indonesia                         1,198           2,216           6,244
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             21,284          22,626         105,598
Kuwait                            7,394           7,286          30,489

Nigeria                          31,641          34,091         161,152
Qatar                               (-)             149             149
Saudi Arabia                     43,660          33,128         206,720
United Arab Emirates                (-)             876             876
Venezuela                        50,886          49,931         246,655

Non-OPEC                        153,162         152,825         769,372

Angola                           14,113          10,277          51,027
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             952           1,686
Cameroon                            711             950           3,051
Canada                           42,341          45,337         237,438
China                               204             210           1,916
Colombia                          5,881           5,268          27,852
Congo (Brazzaville)                 998           1,002           2,992

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)           1,061
Ecuador                           8,006           6,592          30,100
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                             4,595           4,924          25,443
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             687
Mexico                           49,571          44,140         232,647
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            7,022           6,997          33,508

Oman                                723             (-)           1,075
Peru                                (-)             (-)             383
Russia                            2,173           5,343           9,917
Trinidad and Tobago               1,737           1,726          10,367
United Kingdom                    8,863           9,462          46,330
All Other                         6,224           9,646          51,892
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      May             April           2004

Total                        10,473,706       9,668,379      47,534,446

OPEC Total                    5,505,946       5,008,551      24,436,319

Algeria                         265,588         309,596       1,061,449
Indonesia                        43,681          72,975         208,243
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            683,477         688,871       3,179,348
Kuwait                          230,125         211,224         885,094

Nigeria                       1,169,029       1,196,954       5,502,619
Qatar                               (-)           4,525           4,525
Saudi Arabia                  1,452,702       1,032,490       6,419,169
United Arab Emirates                (-)          27,597          27,597
Venezuela                     1,661,344       1,464,318       7,148,274

Non-OPEC                      4,967,760       4,659,828      23,098,127

Angola                          490,682         345,482       1,689,812
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          36,034          60,045
Cameroon                         21,562          35,037          94,072
Canada                        1,269,685       1,339,160       6,762,097
China                             6,016           6,218          59,556
Colombia                        208,872         174,162         941,366
Congo (Brazzaville)              39,329          32,439         105,533

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          31,424
Ecuador                         257,247         189,245         906,319
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           160,545         160,734         826,988
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)          22,810
Mexico                        1,534,525       1,246,391       6,564,498
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          262,736         233,068       1,121,000

Oman                             29,019             (-)          39,699
Peru                                (-)             (-)          11,911
Russia                           76,200         181,049         325,162
Trinidad and Tobago              68,383          62,799         372,745
United Kingdom                  316,472         317,884       1,525,183
All Other                       226,488         300,126       1,637,910
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      May             April           2004


Total                        11,011,119      10,246,748      50,299,988

OPEC Total                    5,841,993       5,371,793      26,118,392

Algeria                         279,386         321,309       1,118,456
Indonesia                        46,766          79,085         225,071
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            745,056         759,240       3,472,002
Kuwait                          244,783         229,452         956,200

Nigeria                       1,227,404       1,264,684       5,835,876
Qatar                               (-)           5,149           5,149
Saudi Arabia                  1,582,912       1,142,642       6,944,795
United Arab Emirates                (-)          31,275          31,275
Venezuela                     1,715,686       1,538,957       7,529,569

Non-OPEC                      5,169,125       4,874,955      24,181,596

Angola                          517,932         366,778       1,800,522
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          38,595          64,484
Cameroon                         23,614          37,582          99,702
Canada                        1,306,859       1,374,794       6,953,909
China                             6,709           6,903          64,853
Colombia                        215,234         183,011         982,318
Congo (Brazzaville)              40,545          33,745         109,344

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          35,223
Ecuador                         273,458         204,636         981,260
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           170,774         171,621         883,806
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)          24,531
Mexico                        1,579,380       1,293,672       6,826,471
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          272,856         245,677       1,179,540

Oman                             31,476             (-)          43,098
Peru                                (-)             (-)          13,191
Russia                           80,499         195,753         348,779
Trinidad and Tobago              69,804          65,046         389,856
United Kingdom                  334,196         333,784       1,609,439
All Other                       245,791         323,360       1,771,269
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-113, BEA-04-35), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
