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

Total                           278,453         325,814       2,822,761

OPEC Total                      136,780         156,283       1,381,665

Algeria                           8,419           9,398          60,328
Indonesia                           299             668           4,097
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             15,534          14,944         144,180
Kuwait                            5,171           8,624          57,276

Nigeria                          28,394          35,277         291,004
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     37,208          43,289         399,585
United Arab Emirates                769             (-)           1,449
Venezuela                        40,986          44,083         423,746

Non-OPEC                        141,673         169,531       1,441,096

Angola                           15,072          16,265         112,994
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              417             667           4,934
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)             823
Canada                           42,191          51,813         414,876
China                               675             560           5,454
Colombia                          4,255           7,566          45,733
Congo (Brazzaville)               2,885             997          15,133

Congo (Kinshasa)                    341             (-)           1,688
Ecuador                           4,840           9,111          72,830
Egypt                               (-)             (-)           1,352
Gabon                             4,800           4,759          44,643
Malaysia                            678              25           2,940
Mexico                           36,661          49,211         414,022
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            1,563           2,628          34,357

Oman                                (-)             120           5,649
Peru                                347             355           1,513
Russia                            2,220             727          46,502
Trinidad and Tobago                 739           2,101          16,452
United Kingdom                   10,092           6,049          68,331
All Other                        13,898          16,577         130,869
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2005

Total                        15,961,823      17,155,252       126525654

OPEC Total                    8,176,930       8,675,781      64,368,724

Algeria                         556,616         569,168       3,328,938
Indonesia                        16,126          35,214         185,890
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            866,728         767,440       6,317,631
Kuwait                          293,110         457,081       2,534,894

Nigeria                       1,861,383       2,147,503      15,446,946
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,202,454       2,424,813      18,101,218
United Arab Emirates             49,049             (-)          82,633
Venezuela                     2,331,464       2,274,563      18,370,573

Non-OPEC                      7,784,893       8,479,471      62,156,930

Angola                          934,172         913,021       5,485,565
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           27,127          38,831         275,239
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          31,757
Canada                        2,189,017       2,491,190      16,625,167
China                            37,243          29,134         249,562
Colombia                        265,249         429,060       2,269,872
Congo (Brazzaville)             184,074          59,083         788,325

Congo (Kinshasa)                 20,659             (-)          79,862
Ecuador                         257,437         444,259       2,962,995
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          63,904
Gabon                           295,631         267,490       2,161,897
Malaysia                         42,484           1,549         151,792
Mexico                        1,855,010       2,267,016      16,668,429
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                           54,854         112,331       1,498,700

Oman                                (-)           6,264         246,608
Peru                             19,913          20,022          72,286
Russia                          134,712          40,448       2,155,846
Trinidad and Tobago              47,568         128,980         850,407
United Kingdom                  621,489         361,993       3,577,483
All Other                       798,255         868,799       5,941,234
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2005


Total                        16,383,050      17,677,256       132188384

OPEC Total                    8,416,342       8,958,461      67,653,639

Algeria                         571,971         586,331       3,450,867
Indonesia                        16,805          37,113         199,589
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            901,749         802,603       6,807,130
Kuwait                          305,974         479,668       2,710,208

Nigeria                       1,903,590       2,194,636      16,013,556
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,285,703       2,526,650      19,393,160
United Arab Emirates             51,010             (-)          87,673
Venezuela                     2,379,540       2,331,460      18,991,455

Non-OPEC                      7,966,708       8,718,795      64,534,745

Angola                          957,158         938,304       5,729,244
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           28,148          40,013         288,371
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          36,068
Canada                        2,228,502       2,542,730      17,028,247
China                            38,718          30,296         266,944
Colombia                        271,076         440,924       2,346,389
Congo (Brazzaville)             188,685          60,383         820,163

Congo (Kinshasa)                 21,303             (-)          84,329
Ecuador                         267,286         464,238       3,149,956
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          66,441
Gabon                           304,640         276,103       2,264,888
Malaysia                         44,585           1,712         165,238
Mexico                        1,888,200       2,325,692      17,217,455
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                           57,888         117,963       1,552,986

Oman                                (-)           6,801         267,809
Peru                             20,739          21,378          75,917
Russia                          138,125          42,258       2,304,398
Trinidad and Tobago              48,616         131,566         879,839
United Kingdom                  636,685         372,387       3,696,815
All Other                       826,354         906,045       6,293,248
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-164, BEA-05-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
