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

Total                           315,811         303,605       3,172,994

OPEC Total                      158,183         156,766       1,607,651

Algeria                           4,926           7,677          64,801
Indonesia                           298           1,237          11,808
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             19,246          20,897         205,852
Kuwait                            6,194           9,307          68,872

Nigeria                          32,897          27,896         326,424
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             149
Saudi Arabia                     49,922          48,955         457,249
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)           1,884
Venezuela                        44,699          40,797         470,613

Non-OPEC                        157,627         146,840       1,565,343

Angola                            4,766          11,112          93,171
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              997             478           4,630
Cameroon                            797             769           4,617
Canada                           43,958          44,367         483,089
China                               731             194           3,908
Colombia                          5,982           6,708          57,362
Congo (Brazzaville)               2,306           2,245          10,315

Congo (Kinshasa)                    351             (-)           2,398
Ecuador                           9,071           9,765          69,479
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                             7,771           2,376          52,914
Malaysia                            919             349           4,183
Mexico                           51,564          45,100         470,849
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            5,399           3,775          62,396

Oman                                287             114           2,845
Peru                                (-)             (-)             383
Russia                            3,580             728          33,361
Trinidad and Tobago               1,486           1,126          17,983
United Kingdom                    4,899           3,874          79,583
All Other                        12,764          13,761         111,875
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      October         September       2004

Total                        13,197,932      11,421,201       106505170

OPEC Total                    6,818,816       6,019,170      54,909,190

Algeria                         245,318         351,105       2,562,177
Indonesia                        13,599          53,284         418,935
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            821,401         758,181       6,813,610
Kuwait                          250,420         331,564       2,223,144

Nigeria                       1,571,918       1,185,422      12,297,804
Qatar                               (-)             (-)           4,525
Saudi Arabia                  2,138,861       1,871,266      15,713,706
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          72,035
Venezuela                     1,777,299       1,468,349      14,803,254

Non-OPEC                      6,379,116       5,402,031      51,595,980

Angola                          203,020         451,397       3,292,310
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           47,715          19,165         183,394
Cameroon                         35,106          28,287         157,464
Canada                        1,650,426       1,599,316      15,221,851
China                            31,515           7,292         138,970
Colombia                        284,172         263,421       2,114,925
Congo (Brazzaville)             116,648          98,456         428,405

Congo (Kinshasa)                 15,213             (-)          80,792
Ecuador                         344,336         342,468       2,274,098
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           358,259          86,011       1,912,044
Malaysia                         45,551          16,663         170,128
Mexico                        1,964,766       1,526,409      14,600,018
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          258,012         168,802       2,264,082

Oman                             14,105           4,601         118,668
Peru                                (-)             (-)          11,911
Russia                          159,594          28,886       1,187,313
Trinidad and Tobago              76,539          51,003         700,846
United Kingdom                  227,171         161,533       2,843,583
All Other                       546,968         548,322       3,895,178
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      October         September       2004


Total                        13,783,185      11,924,085       111973858

OPEC Total                    7,179,632       6,340,637      58,289,914

Algeria                         255,334         366,134       2,692,122
Indonesia                        14,598          56,749         450,266
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            879,539         816,114       7,374,016
Kuwait                          274,932         353,105       2,389,598

Nigeria                       1,634,477       1,234,700      12,921,437
Qatar                               (-)             (-)           5,149
Saudi Arabia                  2,268,460       1,992,429      16,889,953
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          77,961
Venezuela                     1,852,292       1,521,406      15,489,412

Non-OPEC                      6,603,553       5,583,447      53,683,944

Angola                          213,219         474,192       3,486,556
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           50,627          20,062         194,877
Cameroon                         37,798          30,414         167,915
Canada                        1,694,278       1,636,621      15,632,553
China                            33,145           7,811         148,839
Colombia                        293,649         272,796       2,198,709
Congo (Brazzaville)             119,874         102,940         444,762

Congo (Kinshasa)                 16,016             (-)          87,230
Ecuador                         363,425         360,280       2,428,134
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           376,497          90,299       2,018,149
Malaysia                         48,582          17,569         180,826
Mexico                        2,014,192       1,563,788      15,064,277
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          265,963         174,810       2,363,512

Oman                             14,646           4,935         125,007
Peru                                (-)             (-)          13,191
Russia                          168,735          30,692       1,264,826
Trinidad and Tobago              78,472          52,608         727,422
United Kingdom                  235,342         169,311       2,985,043
All Other                       579,092         574,320       4,152,114
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-241, BEA-04-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
