                        Exhibit 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL BY COUNTRY,
                                NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 2005
                                                  
               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                      August          July            2005

Total                           325,814         312,022       2,544,308

OPEC Total                      156,283         158,676       1,244,885

Algeria                           9,398           9,876          51,909
Indonesia                           668             331           3,798
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             14,944          15,901         128,647
Kuwait                            8,624           6,754          52,105

Nigeria                          35,277          34,996         262,610
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     43,289          43,749         362,376
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             681
Venezuela                        44,083          47,069         382,760

Non-OPEC                        169,531         153,346       1,299,422

Angola                           16,265           7,189          97,923
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              667             492           4,517
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)             823
Canada                           51,813          49,048         372,685
China                               560             292           4,779
Colombia                          7,566           3,884          41,478
Congo (Brazzaville)                 997           2,944          12,249

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)           1,347
Ecuador                           9,111           7,097          67,989
Egypt                               (-)             (-)           1,352
Gabon                             4,759           4,263          39,843
Malaysia                             25             328           2,262
Mexico                           49,211          41,759         377,361
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            2,628           4,352          32,794

Oman                                120             864           5,649
Peru                                355             (-)           1,166
Russia                              727           7,253          44,282
Trinidad and Tobago               2,101           1,599          15,713
United Kingdom                    6,049           5,323          58,239
All Other                        16,577          16,658         116,971
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      August          July            2005

Total                        17,155,252      15,297,700       110563831

OPEC Total                    8,675,781       8,183,831      56,191,794

Algeria                         569,168         564,117       2,772,322
Indonesia                        35,214          15,449         169,764
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            767,440         774,090       5,450,903
Kuwait                          457,081         334,332       2,241,784

Nigeria                       2,147,503       2,000,137      13,585,563
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,424,813       2,215,674      15,898,764
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          33,584
Venezuela                     2,274,563       2,280,032      16,039,109

Non-OPEC                      8,479,471       7,113,869      54,372,037

Angola                          913,021         359,469       4,551,393
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           38,831          28,326         248,112
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          31,757
Canada                        2,491,190       2,078,533      14,436,150
China                            29,134          13,334         212,319
Colombia                        429,060         209,444       2,004,624
Congo (Brazzaville)              59,083         164,621         604,251

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          59,204
Ecuador                         444,259         332,898       2,705,558
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          63,904
Gabon                           267,490         226,190       1,866,266
Malaysia                          1,549          18,251         109,308
Mexico                        2,267,016       1,877,240      14,813,418
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          112,331         204,383       1,443,847

Oman                              6,264          46,193         246,608
Peru                             20,022             (-)          52,373
Russia                           40,448         347,408       2,021,134
Trinidad and Tobago             128,980          86,703         802,839
United Kingdom                  361,993         301,442       2,955,994
All Other                       868,799         819,434       5,142,979
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      August          July            2005


Total                        17,677,256      15,851,663       115805334

OPEC Total                    8,958,461       8,498,191      59,237,297

Algeria                         586,331         580,869       2,878,896
Indonesia                        37,113          16,026         182,784
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            802,603         818,905       5,905,381
Kuwait                          479,668         352,263       2,404,234

Nigeria                       2,194,636       2,057,200      14,109,965
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,526,650       2,328,118      17,107,457
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)          36,663
Venezuela                     2,331,460       2,344,811      16,611,916

Non-OPEC                      8,718,795       7,353,472      56,568,037

Angola                          938,304         371,640       4,772,087
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           40,013          29,306         260,223
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          36,068
Canada                        2,542,730       2,126,040      14,799,745
China                            30,296          13,965         228,225
Colombia                        440,924         215,393       2,075,313
Congo (Brazzaville)              60,383         169,507         631,478

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          63,026
Ecuador                         464,238         349,434       2,882,670
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          66,441
Gabon                           276,103         237,405       1,960,248
Malaysia                          1,712          18,829         120,653
Mexico                        2,325,692       1,931,222      15,329,256
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          117,963         210,006       1,495,097

Oman                              6,801          49,477         267,809
Peru                             21,378             (-)          55,178
Russia                           42,258         371,070       2,166,273
Trinidad and Tobago             131,566          89,834         831,222
United Kingdom                  372,387         310,247       3,060,130
All Other                       906,045         860,099       5,466,894
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-147, BEA-05-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
