                        Exhibit 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL BY COUNTRY,
                                NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 2005
                                                  
               Details may not equal to tals due to rounding.  (-) Represents zero or
                           less than one-half unit of measurement shown.
                                                  

                             Net Quantity in
                             thousands of barrels

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      March           February        2005

Total                           325,979         296,929         945,710

OPEC Total                      158,188         149,213         463,415

Algeria                           4,152           5,307          13,407
Indonesia                           575             301           1,547
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             18,129          15,262          47,298
Kuwait                            5,777           4,432          16,360

Nigeria                          30,673          29,950          95,970
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     45,263          48,109         138,497
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                        53,618          45,852         150,336

Non-OPEC                        167,791         147,716         482,296

Angola                           18,091           9,971          39,276
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              787             399           1,187
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)             823
Canada                           43,490          39,896         137,813
China                               844             635           2,158
Colombia                          4,714           3,601          13,591
Congo (Brazzaville)                 488           2,061           4,525

Congo (Kinshasa)                    337             351             688
Ecuador                           8,446           9,561          27,823
Egypt                               515             (-)             515
Gabon                             5,756           4,677          17,409
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)           1,243
Mexico                           49,160          43,061         137,604
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            6,974           1,503          11,318

Oman                                (-)           2,453           2,931
Peru                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Russia                            8,318           5,262          18,778
Trinidad and Tobago               1,467             996           4,161
United Kingdom                    9,030           6,644          22,166
All Other                         9,376          16,644          38,287
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      March           February        2005

Total                        13,410,140      10,942,242      35,762,639

OPEC Total                    6,770,506       5,651,509      18,060,591

Algeria                         215,572         243,227         624,104
Indonesia                        24,105          11,156          55,751
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            689,933         548,464       1,713,368
Kuwait                          233,690         162,171         608,920

Nigeria                       1,566,828       1,348,756       4,410,212
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,902,623       1,754,963       5,237,512
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                     2,137,756       1,582,773       5,410,724

Non-OPEC                      6,639,634       5,290,732      17,702,048

Angola                          795,795         389,664       1,620,550
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           38,670          17,262          55,932
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          31,757
Canada                        1,527,511       1,293,971       4,655,204
China                            32,281          24,397          77,634
Colombia                        223,994         150,367         594,325
Congo (Brazzaville)              25,606          90,241         189,804

Congo (Kinshasa)                 14,527          13,653          28,180
Ecuador                         334,884         321,827         960,752
Egypt                            19,831             (-)          19,831
Gabon                           269,031         192,280         717,284
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)          53,448
Mexico                        1,771,871       1,426,341       4,661,455
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          317,469          60,361         472,634

Oman                                (-)         100,980         117,851
Peru                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Russia                          369,702         223,237         787,789
Trinidad and Tobago              73,073          47,090         198,532
United Kingdom                  438,661         306,212       1,012,406
All Other                       386,727         632,851       1,446,680
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      March           February        2005


Total                        14,113,249      11,669,235      38,043,229

OPEC Total                    7,199,111       6,096,953      19,415,713

Algeria                         223,500         254,763         657,666
Indonesia                        25,619          11,890          62,059
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            763,077         625,164       1,928,126
Kuwait                          256,306         178,765         665,894

Nigeria                       1,618,266       1,417,558       4,656,562
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,093,496       1,963,043       5,777,839
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                     2,218,847       1,645,770       5,667,567

Non-OPEC                      6,914,138       5,572,282      18,627,516

Angola                          827,982         412,239       1,726,337
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           40,428          18,242          58,670
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          36,068
Canada                        1,569,335       1,333,530       4,788,384
China                            35,104          26,370          86,461
Colombia                        233,590         157,846         622,869
Congo (Brazzaville)              26,657          95,677         203,051

Congo (Kinshasa)                 15,292          14,908          30,200
Ecuador                         355,136         350,436       1,044,747
Egypt                            21,119             (-)          21,119
Gabon                           281,717         202,596         764,401
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)          62,191
Mexico                        1,842,092       1,487,980       4,864,033
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          327,200          63,552         492,578

Oman                                (-)         107,918         127,809
Peru                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Russia                          394,742         239,740         850,604
Trinidad and Tobago              76,489          49,276         207,860
United Kingdom                  453,737         316,440       1,056,266
All Other                       413,522         695,530       1,583,868
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-66, BEA-05-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
