                                                  
Exhibit 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL BY COUNTRY,
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 2008

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            2008

Total                           308,380         342,024       2,432,241

OPEC Total                      177,327         197,402       1,398,467
Algeria                          10,889           6,135          73,683
Angola                           16,216          20,965         126,821
Ecuador                           8,475           8,004          54,121
Indonesia                         1,067             526           3,441
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             21,084          23,066         163,383
Kuwait                            5,962           4,846          50,189
Libya                             2,646           1,598          15,999
Nigeria                          24,929          28,011         238,794
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     45,886          59,220         373,022
United Arab Emirates                (-)             697           1,395
Venezuela                        40,173          44,334         297,618

Non-OPEC                        131,052         144,622       1,033,775
Argentina                           992             (-)           6,839
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                            6,054           8,975          54,513
Brunei                              (-)             (-)             356
Cameroon                            (-)             800           2,632
Canada                           55,047          63,183         450,139
Chad                              2,624           3,565          24,708
China                               243             764           3,962
Colombia                          7,350           5,666          43,529
Congo (Brazzaville)               2,843           2,423          34,225
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             468             468
Egypt                               515             (-)             515
Equatorial Guinea                 1,270           2,991          11,853
Gabon                             1,962           1,609          13,200
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                           36,243          37,555         279,052
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                              723             265           5,672
Oman                              1,321           1,123           5,026
Peru                                (-)           1,078           2,715
Russia                            4,024           3,613          25,141
Trinidad and Tobago                 (-)             510           4,555
United Kingdom                    1,276           1,491          14,722
Vietnam                             651             390           5,544

All Other                         7,917           8,153          44,407
                                                 

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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      August          July            2008

Total                        37,000,980      42,637,563       251479803

OPEC Total                   21,680,730      24,956,871       147809161
Algeria                       1,371,347         853,216       8,382,948
Angola                        2,035,642       2,764,431      14,091,270
Ecuador                         899,860         946,676       5,332,376
Indonesia                       126,365          64,147         363,472
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                          2,609,329       2,836,702      16,634,750
Kuwait                          678,367         611,075       4,939,726
Libya                           350,545         217,304       1,830,132
Nigeria                       3,357,036       3,885,116      27,027,078
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  5,635,705       7,205,155      39,010,945
United Arab Emirates                (-)          98,350         161,603
Venezuela                     4,616,533       5,474,700      30,034,860

Non-OPEC                     15,320,250      17,680,692       103670641
Argentina                       109,059             (-)         690,120
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                          687,034       1,116,539       5,653,159
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          36,526
Cameroon                            (-)         107,993         335,245
Canada                        6,472,071       7,623,636      43,903,798
Chad                            299,510         432,873       2,388,005
China                            29,045         102,479         444,718
Colombia                        822,482         724,109       4,569,569
Congo (Brazzaville)             363,096         333,909       3,714,786
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          65,234          65,234
Egypt                            63,607             (-)          63,607
Equatorial Guinea               172,648         392,185       1,364,940
Gabon                           254,709         215,456       1,465,387
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                        4,054,174       4,387,735      26,825,206
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                           99,429          29,000         665,525
Oman                            157,928         145,992         602,729
Peru                                (-)         124,207         281,870
Russia                          497,539         477,627       2,903,982
Trinidad and Tobago                 (-)          70,588         467,903
United Kingdom                  154,180         205,773       1,635,129
Vietnam                          90,900          53,595         625,208

All Other                       992,839       1,071,761       4,967,995
                                                  

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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      August          July            2008


Total                        37,974,170      43,666,593       257856353

OPEC Total                   22,381,232      25,671,542       152285975
Algeria                       1,413,990         876,853       8,611,068
Angola                        2,097,766       2,846,932      14,480,084
Ecuador                         933,230         976,182       5,525,416
Indonesia                       134,464          66,468         379,261
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                          2,723,258       2,945,241      17,331,793
Kuwait                          700,412         627,435       5,104,325
Libya                           361,646         222,125       1,890,060
Nigeria                       3,479,670       3,998,505      27,775,351
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  5,834,513       7,434,390      40,354,810
United Arab Emirates                (-)         102,529         171,028
Venezuela                     4,702,284       5,574,882      30,662,779

Non-OPEC                     15,592,938      17,995,050       105570378
Argentina                       111,730             (-)         713,611
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                          718,729       1,160,566       5,862,265
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          37,635
Cameroon                            (-)         112,481         343,140
Canada                        6,540,041       7,707,333      44,471,317
Chad                            309,698         451,065       2,477,469
China                            30,742         106,183         463,693
Colombia                        849,540         743,079       4,704,718
Congo (Brazzaville)             373,889         343,641       3,796,058
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          68,316          68,316
Egypt                            67,054             (-)          67,054
Equatorial Guinea               178,025         403,969       1,403,553
Gabon                           260,967         222,525       1,512,404
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                        4,097,950       4,432,262      27,145,333
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          101,627          30,167         680,607
Oman                            166,592         152,378         631,129
Peru                                (-)         127,181         291,288
Russia                          510,672         491,491       2,980,752
Trinidad and Tobago                 (-)          72,388         479,733
United Kingdom                  156,232         208,585       1,667,471
Vietnam                          94,896          55,548         650,277

All Other                     1,024,553       1,105,893       5,122,555
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
