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

Total                           303,605         331,185       2,857,184

OPEC Total                      156,766         168,627       1,449,468

Algeria                           7,677           8,288          59,875
Indonesia                         1,237             269          11,509
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             20,897          20,442         186,605
Kuwait                            9,307           6,411          62,678

Nigeria                          27,896          34,134         293,526
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             149
Saudi Arabia                     48,955          56,752         407,327
United Arab Emirates                (-)           1,008           1,884
Venezuela                        40,797          41,322         425,914

Non-OPEC                        146,840         162,559       1,407,715

Angola                           11,112          11,996          88,405
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              478             848           3,634
Cameroon                            769             (-)           3,820
Canada                           44,367          51,170         439,131
China                               194             204           3,178
Colombia                          6,708           6,072          51,380
Congo (Brazzaville)               2,245           1,869           8,009

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)           2,047
Ecuador                           9,765           8,057          60,408
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                             2,376           4,869          45,142
Malaysia                            349           1,017           3,264
Mexico                           45,100          47,844         419,286
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            3,775           6,354          56,997

Oman                                114           1,370           2,559
Peru                                (-)             (-)             383
Russia                              728           2,957          29,781
Trinidad and Tobago               1,126           1,736          16,496
United Kingdom                    3,874           5,664          74,684
All Other                        13,761          10,535          99,111
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2004

Total                        11,421,201      12,043,670      93,307,237

OPEC Total                    6,019,170       6,277,470      48,090,373

Algeria                         351,105         361,358       2,316,860
Indonesia                        53,284           8,732         405,335
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            758,181         741,665       5,992,209
Kuwait                          331,564         225,231       1,972,724

Nigeria                       1,185,422       1,398,385      10,725,886
Qatar                               (-)             (-)           4,525
Saudi Arabia                  1,871,266       2,091,536      13,574,845
United Arab Emirates                (-)          44,437          72,035
Venezuela                     1,468,349       1,406,126      13,025,955

Non-OPEC                      5,402,031       5,766,201      45,216,864

Angola                          451,397         445,445       3,089,290
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           19,165          32,293         135,679
Cameroon                         28,287             (-)         122,359
Canada                        1,599,316       1,749,273      13,571,425
China                             7,292           6,414         107,455
Colombia                        263,421         238,871       1,830,753
Congo (Brazzaville)              98,456          76,608         311,757

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          65,579
Ecuador                         342,468         291,386       1,929,762
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                            86,011         200,080       1,553,785
Malaysia                         16,663          40,739         124,576
Mexico                        1,526,409       1,578,016      12,635,251
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          168,802         232,251       2,006,070

Oman                              4,601          60,264         104,563
Peru                                (-)             (-)          11,911
Russia                           28,886         108,558       1,027,719
Trinidad and Tobago              51,003          76,777         624,307
United Kingdom                  161,533         232,508       2,616,412
All Other                       548,322         396,719       3,348,210
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2004


Total                        11,924,085      12,608,052      98,190,673

OPEC Total                    6,340,637       6,626,355      51,110,282

Algeria                         366,134         377,604       2,436,788
Indonesia                        56,749           9,436         435,668
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            816,114         794,658       6,494,477
Kuwait                          353,105         238,988       2,114,666

Nigeria                       1,234,700       1,463,439      11,286,960
Qatar                               (-)             (-)           5,149
Saudi Arabia                  1,992,429       2,233,634      14,621,493
United Arab Emirates                (-)          46,686          77,961
Venezuela                     1,521,406       1,461,911      13,637,120

Non-OPEC                      5,583,447       5,981,697      47,080,391

Angola                          474,192         469,713       3,273,337
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           20,062          34,484         144,250
Cameroon                         30,414             (-)         130,117
Canada                        1,636,621       1,806,070      13,938,275
China                             7,811           6,943         115,693
Colombia                        272,796         247,589       1,905,061
Congo (Brazzaville)             102,940          79,871         324,888

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          71,213
Ecuador                         360,280         306,681       2,064,709
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                            90,299         207,222       1,641,651
Malaysia                         17,569          43,173         132,244
Mexico                        1,563,788       1,616,810      13,050,086
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          174,810         241,443       2,097,550

Oman                              4,935          62,328         110,361
Peru                                (-)             (-)          13,191
Russia                           30,692         114,063       1,096,091
Trinidad and Tobago              52,608          78,867         648,950
United Kingdom                  169,311         249,035       2,749,702
All Other                       574,320         417,406       3,573,022
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-202, BEA-04-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
