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

Total                           321,056         326,477       3,820,527

OPEC Total                      158,635         157,955       1,924,242

Algeria                           6,537           7,619          78,958
Indonesia                           351             316          12,474
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             22,686          18,541         247,079
Kuwait                            5,509          12,370          86,751

Nigeria                          30,418          29,931         386,773
Qatar                             1,235             (-)           1,384
Saudi Arabia                     45,803          48,451         551,504
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)           1,884
Venezuela                        46,096          40,727         557,435

Non-OPEC                        162,421         168,522       1,896,285

Angola                           12,693          11,079         116,943
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             (-)           4,630
Cameroon                          1,009             (-)           5,626
Canada                           43,283          50,424         576,795
China                               475             890           5,273
Colombia                          7,470           4,273          69,105
Congo (Brazzaville)               3,876             902          15,093

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)           2,398
Ecuador                           8,359           7,518          85,357
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                             7,047           4,999          64,961
Malaysia                          1,310             365           5,857
Mexico                           42,211          50,886         563,947
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            6,883           4,225          73,504

Oman                                (-)             724           3,569
Peru                                (-)             (-)             383
Russia                            7,387          10,830          51,578
Trinidad and Tobago               2,192             969          21,144
United Kingdom                    8,567          10,171          98,321
All Other                         9,659          10,266         131,800
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      December        November        2004

Total                        11,760,015      13,434,691       131699875

OPEC Total                    5,830,885       6,575,763      67,315,837

Algeria                         295,992         375,147       3,233,317
Indonesia                        11,162          12,885         442,982
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            812,064         726,675       8,352,349
Kuwait                          202,618         478,718       2,904,481

Nigeria                       1,344,528       1,479,655      15,121,987
Qatar                            52,172             (-)          56,697
Saudi Arabia                  1,660,785       1,999,523      19,374,013
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          72,035
Venezuela                     1,451,564       1,503,159      17,757,977

Non-OPEC                      5,929,130       6,858,929      64,384,038

Angola                          493,890         514,018       4,300,218
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             (-)         183,394
Cameroon                         20,236             (-)         177,701
Canada                        1,601,874       1,957,892      18,781,617
China                            15,496          39,308         193,774
Colombia                        286,321         185,449       2,586,695
Congo (Brazzaville)             166,123          44,805         639,333

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          80,792
Ecuador                         275,656         285,486       2,835,239
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           277,383         232,088       2,421,515
Malaysia                         62,762          19,957         252,847
Mexico                        1,366,988       1,926,129      17,893,135
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          283,277         187,817       2,735,175

Oman                                (-)          35,651         154,320
Peru                                (-)             (-)          11,911
Russia                          276,566         474,395       1,938,275
Trinidad and Tobago              90,380          48,980         840,206
United Kingdom                  364,854         498,296       3,706,734
All Other                       347,323         408,658       4,651,159
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      December        November        2004


Total                        12,558,407      14,144,700       138676965

OPEC Total                    6,286,873       6,987,133      71,563,920

Algeria                         316,328         395,933       3,404,383
Indonesia                        12,642          13,420         476,328
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            887,989         778,550       9,040,554
Kuwait                          217,540         507,304       3,114,442

Nigeria                       1,435,099       1,544,290      15,900,826
Qatar                            56,971             (-)          62,120
Saudi Arabia                  1,795,798       2,144,849      20,830,599
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          77,961
Venezuela                     1,564,507       1,602,788      18,656,707

Non-OPEC                      6,271,534       7,157,567      67,113,045

Angola                          531,251         537,535       4,555,342
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             (-)         194,877
Cameroon                         25,229             (-)         193,144
Canada                        1,645,361       2,005,804      19,283,718
China                            18,136          41,692         208,666
Colombia                        302,027         195,720       2,696,456
Congo (Brazzaville)             175,656          45,995         666,413

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          87,230
Ecuador                         308,413         310,701       3,047,249
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           304,899         242,743       2,565,790
Malaysia                         66,810          20,580         268,216
Mexico                        1,428,755       1,987,770      18,480,803
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          294,053         194,353       2,851,918

Oman                                (-)          37,240         162,247
Peru                                (-)             (-)          13,191
Russia                          303,269         507,814       2,075,910
Trinidad and Tobago              95,664          52,969         876,056
United Kingdom                  388,517         537,360       3,910,920
All Other                       383,494         439,292       4,974,900
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-17, BEA-05-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
