                        EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL BY COUNTRY,
                               NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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                      December        November        2005

Total                           311,484         314,361       3,753,088

OPEC Total                      147,147         145,726       1,818,357

Algeria                           6,800           6,832          82,383
Indonesia                           868             651           6,837
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                              8,524          18,809         188,093
Kuwait                            7,149           7,731          80,396

Nigeria                          36,235          34,699         396,918
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     44,688          40,468         524,129
United Arab Emirates                (-)             618           3,883
Venezuela                        42,882          35,919         535,718

Non-OPEC                        164,337         168,635       1,934,732

Angola                           13,590          21,521         161,507
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              740           1,071           6,746
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)             823
Canada                           56,409          49,181         567,676
China                               623           1,382           8,981
Colombia                          5,628           8,857          63,605

Congo (Brazzaville)               2,902           3,812          25,726
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)           1,688
Ecuador                          10,140           7,402          99,128
Egypt                               (-)             (-)           1,352
Gabon                             4,355           1,928          55,792
Malaysia                            (-)             308           3,596
Mexico                           50,016          45,683         552,076

Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            2,598           3,027          43,107
Oman                              1,497             (-)           8,145
Peru                                (-)             349           1,862
Russia                              725             803          51,665
Trinidad and Tobago               1,921           1,951          22,626
United Kingdom                    1,590           8,495          86,047

All Other                        11,605          12,866         172,585
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      December        November        2005

Total                        15,500,697      16,396,855       175563018

OPEC Total                    7,663,943       7,822,043      88,302,831

Algeria                         405,598         406,007       4,670,231
Indonesia                        43,541          32,770         334,002
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            426,572         968,623       8,646,923
Kuwait                          340,336         378,694       3,702,214

Nigeria                       2,115,341       2,103,541      21,904,683
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,273,382       2,106,172      24,739,597
United Arab Emirates                (-)          34,933         230,748
Venezuela                     2,059,173       1,791,304      24,074,432

Non-OPEC                      7,836,754       8,574,812      87,260,187

Angola                          692,329       1,173,990       8,161,778
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           42,695          67,621         385,556
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          31,757
Canada                        2,623,797       2,479,799      24,147,752
China                            31,012          75,673         447,026
Colombia                        328,550         470,894       3,276,377

Congo (Brazzaville)             160,897         225,147       1,408,607
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          79,862
Ecuador                         446,220         356,035       4,222,752
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          63,904
Gabon                           215,936         112,463       2,759,391
Malaysia                            (-)          20,045         196,436
Mexico                        2,242,756       2,053,756      23,095,924

Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          139,175         157,528       1,947,055
Oman                             85,820               7         393,421
Peru                                (-)          15,749          88,035
Russia                           40,591          43,902       2,459,927
Trinidad and Tobago             106,456         111,834       1,205,897
United Kingdom                   89,534         504,576       4,649,275

All Other                       590,985         705,792       8,239,456
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      December        November        2005


Total                        16,123,583      16,984,017       182910637

OPEC Total                    8,014,226       8,129,893      92,496,531

Algeria                         422,118         421,620       4,838,671
Indonesia                        46,162          34,767         355,109
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            452,644       1,017,157       9,251,019
Kuwait                          365,723         394,630       3,937,244

Nigeria                       2,201,014       2,164,242      22,666,816
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  2,381,287       2,195,065      26,310,819
United Arab Emirates                (-)          36,868         242,042
Venezuela                     2,145,278       1,865,544      24,894,811

Non-OPEC                      8,109,358       8,854,124      90,414,106

Angola                          729,175       1,213,877       8,500,825
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           44,785          71,633         404,789
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)          36,068
Canada                        2,680,894       2,535,579      24,709,485
China                            33,435          80,061         475,118
Colombia                        338,782         489,741       3,385,707

Congo (Brazzaville)             164,666         231,312       1,463,787
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          84,329
Ecuador                         478,384         382,942       4,488,711
Egypt                               (-)             (-)          66,441
Gabon                           226,893         117,033       2,888,739
Malaysia                            (-)          20,824         211,442
Mexico                        2,295,288       2,102,812      23,782,366

Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          143,793         161,796       2,015,782
Oman                             90,549               8         422,535
Peru                                (-)          17,715          93,633
Russia                           42,755          45,932       2,623,912
Trinidad and Tobago             109,431         113,821       1,242,977
United Kingdom                   94,828         523,587       4,804,984

All Other                       635,698         745,451       8,712,477
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-21, BEA-06-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
