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

Total                           318,789         346,490       2,222,393

OPEC Total                      161,796         174,538       1,124,076

Algeria                           9,247           4,805          43,911
Indonesia                         2,409           1,350          10,003
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             19,073          20,597         145,267
Kuwait                            8,752           7,719          46,960

Nigeria                          30,898          39,446         231,496
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             149
Saudi Arabia                     46,483          48,417         301,620
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             876
Venezuela                        44,934          52,205         343,794

Non-OPEC                        156,994         171,951       1,098,317

Angola                           10,226           4,044          65,297
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             623           2,308
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)           3,051
Canada                           49,847          56,309         343,594
China                               663             200           2,780
Colombia                          4,289           6,459          38,601
Congo (Brazzaville)                 903             (-)           3,895

Congo (Kinshasa)                    312             674           2,047
Ecuador                           7,563           4,924          42,587
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                             4,619           7,836          37,898
Malaysia                            540             671           1,898
Mexico                           43,480          50,214         326,342
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            6,833           6,527          46,869

Oman                                (-)             (-)           1,075
Peru                                (-)             (-)             383
Russia                            5,785          10,394          26,096
Trinidad and Tobago               1,666           1,601          13,635
United Kingdom                    8,488          10,329          65,147
All Other                        11,777          11,147          74,815
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      July            June            2004

Total                        10,610,712      11,697,207      69,842,366

OPEC Total                    5,457,135       5,900,280      35,793,733

Algeria                         358,102         184,845       1,604,396
Indonesia                        86,119          48,958         343,320
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            633,772         679,243       4,492,363
Kuwait                          273,651         257,185       1,415,930

Nigeria                       1,143,686       1,495,774       8,142,079
Qatar                               (-)             (-)           4,525
Saudi Arabia                  1,578,697       1,614,176       9,612,043
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          27,597
Venezuela                     1,383,109       1,620,098      10,151,481

Non-OPEC                      5,153,577       5,796,928      34,048,632

Angola                          358,015         144,622       2,192,449
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          24,177          84,221
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          94,072
Canada                        1,609,117       1,851,622      10,222,836
China                            26,908           7,285          93,749
Colombia                        158,214         228,881       1,328,461
Congo (Brazzaville)              31,160             (-)         136,693

Congo (Kinshasa)                  9,975          24,180          65,579
Ecuador                         237,943         151,645       1,295,908
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           157,527         283,180       1,267,695
Malaysia                         20,213          24,152          67,175
Mexico                        1,333,057       1,633,272       9,530,827
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          247,171         236,845       1,605,017

Oman                                (-)             (-)          39,699
Peru                                (-)             (-)          11,911
Russia                          201,375         363,738         890,275
Trinidad and Tobago              62,734          61,048         496,527
United Kingdom                  308,394         388,795       2,222,371
All Other                       391,774         373,484       2,403,168
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      July            June            2004


Total                        11,118,812      12,239,737      73,658,536

OPEC Total                    5,777,645       6,247,253      38,143,290

Algeria                         378,843         195,750       1,693,049
Indonesia                        92,401          52,012         369,483
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            680,344         731,360       4,883,706
Kuwait                          290,762         275,612       1,522,573

Nigeria                       1,195,080       1,557,866       8,588,821
Qatar                               (-)             (-)           5,149
Saudi Arabia                  1,697,132       1,753,502      10,395,430
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          31,275
Venezuela                     1,443,083       1,681,151      10,653,803

Non-OPEC                      5,341,167       5,992,484      35,515,246

Angola                          377,573         151,338       2,329,433
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          25,220          89,704
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          99,702
Canada                        1,647,236       1,894,439      10,495,584
China                            28,398           7,689         100,940
Colombia                        165,674         236,683       1,384,676
Congo (Brazzaville)              32,733             (-)         142,077

Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,736          25,255          71,213
Ecuador                         254,646         161,843       1,397,749
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           164,891         295,434       1,344,130
Malaysia                         21,315          25,656          71,502
Mexico                        1,366,057       1,676,960       9,869,488
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          257,196         244,561       1,681,297

Oman                                (-)             (-)          43,098
Peru                                (-)             (-)          13,191
Russia                          213,167         389,390         951,337
Trinidad and Tobago              65,159          62,460         517,475
United Kingdom                  320,949         400,967       2,331,355
All Other                       415,438         394,589       2,581,296
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-155, BEA-04-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
