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

Total                           253,276         308,380       2,685,517

OPEC Total                      136,207         177,327       1,534,674
Algeria                           7,441          10,889          81,124
Angola                           13,202          16,216         140,022
Ecuador                           7,054           8,475          61,175
Indonesia                           245           1,067           3,685
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             14,005          21,084         177,388
Kuwait                            3,858           5,962          54,047
Libya                               982           2,646          16,982
Nigeria                          18,960          24,929         257,754
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     37,694          45,886         410,716
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)           1,395
Venezuela                        32,768          40,173         330,385

Non-OPEC                        117,069         131,052       1,150,843
Argentina                           (-)             992           6,839
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                            5,229           6,054          59,743
Brunei                              (-)             (-)             356
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)           2,632
Canada                           56,049          55,047         506,188
Chad                              2,866           2,624          27,574
China                               445             243           4,407
Colombia                          4,145           7,350          47,674
Congo (Brazzaville)               1,891           2,843          36,117
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)             468
Egypt                               (-)             515             515
Equatorial Guinea                 1,998           1,270          13,851
Gabon                             3,019           1,962          16,218
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                           29,197          36,243         308,248
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                              331             723           6,003
Oman                                (-)           1,321           5,026
Peru                                342             (-)           3,057
Russia                            4,117           4,024          29,258
Trinidad and Tobago                 666             (-)           5,221
United Kingdom                    2,062           1,276          16,784
Vietnam                             724             651           6,268

All Other                         3,989           7,917          48,396
                                                   

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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2008

Total                        27,247,205      37,000,980       278727007

OPEC Total                   14,813,238      21,680,730       162622399
Algeria                         812,017       1,371,347       9,194,965
Angola                        1,448,141       2,035,642      15,539,411
Ecuador                         704,731         899,860       6,037,107
Indonesia                        29,721         126,365         393,193
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                          1,501,965       2,609,329      18,136,715
Kuwait                          404,691         678,367       5,344,417
Libya                           113,907         350,545       1,944,039
Nigeria                       2,214,017       3,357,036      29,241,095
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  4,114,669       5,635,705      43,125,614
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)         161,603
Venezuela                     3,469,380       4,616,533      33,504,240

Non-OPEC                     12,433,967      15,320,250       116104608
Argentina                           (-)         109,059         690,120
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                          554,473         687,034       6,207,631
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          36,526
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)         335,245
Canada                        6,086,286       6,472,071      49,990,084
Chad                            271,447         299,510       2,659,452
China                            46,471          29,045         491,189
Colombia                        418,760         822,482       4,988,330
Congo (Brazzaville)             213,108         363,096       3,927,893
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          65,234
Egypt                               (-)          63,607          63,607
Equatorial Guinea               204,955         172,648       1,569,894
Gabon                           327,003         254,709       1,792,390
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                        2,942,731       4,054,174      29,767,936
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                           35,135          99,429         700,660
Oman                                (-)         157,928         602,729
Peru                             30,580             (-)         312,450
Russia                          471,856         497,539       3,375,838
Trinidad and Tobago              72,555             (-)         540,457
United Kingdom                  217,761         154,180       1,852,890
Vietnam                          85,051          90,900         710,259

All Other                       455,797         992,839       5,423,792
                                                   

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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      September       August          2008


Total                        27,995,386      37,974,170       285851739

OPEC Total                   15,326,197      22,381,232       167612172
Algeria                         840,013       1,413,990       9,451,082
Angola                        1,494,485       2,097,766      15,974,569
Ecuador                         730,020         933,230       6,255,436
Indonesia                        31,422         134,464         410,682
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                          1,580,039       2,723,258      18,911,832
Kuwait                          420,798         700,412       5,525,122
Libya                           114,840         361,646       2,004,900
Nigeria                       2,287,413       3,479,670      30,062,763
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  4,286,370       5,834,513      44,641,180
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)         171,028
Venezuela                     3,540,799       4,702,284      34,203,578

Non-OPEC                     12,669,189      15,592,938       118239567
Argentina                           (-)         111,730         713,611
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                          580,314         718,729       6,442,579
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          37,635
Cameroon                            (-)             (-)         343,140
Canada                        6,163,080       6,540,041      50,634,397
Chad                            283,423         309,698       2,760,892
China                            48,404          30,742         512,096
Colombia                        432,756         849,540       5,137,474
Congo (Brazzaville)             216,705         373,889       4,012,763
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          68,316
Egypt                               (-)          67,054          67,054
Equatorial Guinea               208,801         178,025       1,612,353
Gabon                           338,263         260,967       1,850,666
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                        2,977,500       4,097,950      30,122,832
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                           36,603         101,627         717,210
Oman                                (-)         166,592         631,129
Peru                             32,391             (-)         323,680
Russia                          489,930         510,672       3,470,683
Trinidad and Tobago              74,169             (-)         553,902
United Kingdom                  223,397         156,232       1,890,868
Vietnam                          90,347          94,896         740,624

All Other                       473,107       1,024,553       5,595,662
                                                   
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-166, BEA-08-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
