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

Total                           304,482         278,453       3,127,242

OPEC Total                      143,818         136,780       1,525,483

Algeria                           8,422           8,419          68,750
Indonesia                         1,221             299           5,318
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             16,580          15,534         160,760
Kuwait                            8,240           5,171          65,516

Nigeria                          34,980          28,394         325,984
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     39,388          37,208         438,973
United Arab Emirates              1,816             769           3,265
Venezuela                        33,171          40,986         456,917

Non-OPEC                        160,664         141,673       1,601,759

Angola                           13,402          15,072         126,396
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             417           4,934
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)             823
Canada                           47,210          42,191         462,086
China                             1,522             675           6,975
Colombia                          3,387           4,255          49,120
Congo (Brazzaville)               3,879           2,885          19,012

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             341           1,688
Ecuador                           8,757           4,840          81,586
Egypt                               (-)             (-)           1,352
Gabon                             4,866           4,800          49,509
Malaysia                            347             678           3,288
Mexico                           42,356          36,661         456,377
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            3,125           1,563          37,482

Oman                              1,000             (-)           6,648
Peru                                (-)             347           1,513
Russia                            3,635           2,220          50,138
Trinidad and Tobago               2,303             739          18,754
United Kingdom                    7,632          10,092          75,962
All Other                        17,245          13,898         148,115
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      October         September       2005

Total                        17,139,812      15,961,823       143665466

OPEC Total                    8,448,121       8,176,930      72,816,845

Algeria                         529,688         556,616       3,858,626
Indonesia                        71,800          16,126         257,690
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            934,098         866,728       7,251,728
Kuwait                          448,291         293,110       2,983,185

Nigeria                       2,238,855       1,861,383      17,685,801
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,258,826       2,202,454      20,360,044
United Arab Emirates            113,182          49,049         195,816
Venezuela                     1,853,381       2,331,464      20,223,954

Non-OPEC                      8,691,691       7,784,893      70,848,621

Angola                          809,894         934,172       6,295,460
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          27,127         275,239
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          31,757
Canada                        2,418,989       2,189,017      19,044,155
China                            90,779          37,243         340,341
Colombia                        207,060         265,249       2,476,932
Congo (Brazzaville)             234,239         184,074       1,022,564

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          20,659          79,862
Ecuador                         457,502         257,437       3,420,496
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          63,904
Gabon                           269,095         295,631       2,430,992
Malaysia                         24,599          42,484         176,391
Mexico                        2,130,984       1,855,010      18,799,412
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          151,652          54,854       1,650,352

Oman                             60,985             (-)         307,593
Peru                                (-)          19,913          72,286
Russia                          219,588         134,712       2,375,434
Trinidad and Tobago             137,199          47,568         987,607
United Kingdom                  477,682         621,489       4,055,165
All Other                     1,001,445         798,255       6,942,679
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      October         September       2005


Total                        17,614,652      16,383,050       149803036

OPEC Total                    8,698,773       8,416,342      76,352,413

Algeria                         544,066         571,971       3,994,933
Indonesia                        74,591          16,805         274,180
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            974,088         901,749       7,781,218
Kuwait                          466,683         305,974       3,176,891

Nigeria                       2,288,005       1,903,590      18,301,561
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,341,306       2,285,703      21,734,466
United Arab Emirates            117,501          51,010         205,174
Venezuela                     1,892,534       2,379,540      20,883,989

Non-OPEC                      8,915,878       7,966,708      73,450,624

Angola                          828,529         957,158       6,557,773
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          28,148         288,371
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          36,068
Canada                        2,464,765       2,228,502      19,493,012
China                            94,677          38,718         361,621
Colombia                        210,795         271,076       2,557,184
Congo (Brazzaville)             247,646         188,685       1,067,809

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          21,303          84,329
Ecuador                         477,429         267,286       3,627,385
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          66,441
Gabon                           279,923         304,640       2,544,812
Malaysia                         25,380          44,585         190,618
Mexico                        2,166,811       1,888,200      19,384,266
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          157,208          57,888       1,710,194

Oman                             64,169             (-)         331,978
Peru                                (-)          20,739          75,917
Russia                          230,827         138,125       2,535,225
Trinidad and Tobago             139,886          48,616       1,019,725
United Kingdom                  489,752         636,685       4,186,568
All Other                     1,038,080         826,354       7,331,328
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-172, BEA-05-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
