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

Total                           324,185         253,276       3,009,702

OPEC Total                      176,889         136,207       1,711,563
Algeria                          11,253           7,441          92,377
Angola                           16,439          13,202         156,461
Ecuador                           5,398           7,054          66,572
Indonesia                         1,053             245           4,738
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             17,081          14,005         194,470
Kuwait                            6,697           3,858          60,744
Libya                             1,601             982          18,582
Nigeria                          29,523          18,960         287,277
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     53,260          37,694         463,976
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)           1,395
Venezuela                        34,584          32,768         364,969

Non-OPEC                        147,296         117,069       1,298,139
Argentina                         1,028             (-)           7,867
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                           11,145           5,229          70,888
Brunei                              (-)             (-)             356
Cameroon                            402             (-)           3,034
Canada                           61,533          56,049         567,720
Chad                              3,007           2,866          30,581
China                               (-)             445           4,407
Colombia                          4,509           4,145          52,183
Congo (Brazzaville)               5,685           1,891          41,802
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)             468
Egypt                             1,547             (-)           2,062
Equatorial Guinea                 3,043           1,998          16,895
Gabon                               949           3,019          17,167
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                           36,397          29,197         344,645
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                              (-)             331           6,003
Oman                                199             (-)           5,225
Peru                                (-)             342           3,057
Russia                            2,506           4,117          31,764
Trinidad and Tobago                 867             666           6,088
United Kingdom                    5,668           2,062          22,451
Vietnam                           1,204             724           7,472

All Other                         7,607           3,989          56,003
                                                  

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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      October         September       2008

Total                        29,830,414      27,247,205       308557422

OPEC Total                   16,614,717      14,813,238       179237116
Algeria                       1,007,105         812,017      10,202,070
Angola                        1,466,571       1,448,141      17,005,981
Ecuador                         445,884         704,731       6,482,991
Indonesia                       108,417          29,721         501,610
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                          1,673,379       1,501,965      19,810,094
Kuwait                          608,385         404,691       5,952,802
Libya                           161,552         113,907       2,105,591
Nigeria                       2,845,535       2,214,017      32,086,631
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  5,163,708       4,114,669      48,289,321
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)         161,603
Venezuela                     3,134,182       3,469,380      36,638,422

Non-OPEC                     13,215,697      12,433,967       129320305
Argentina                        95,196             (-)         785,316
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                          902,602         554,473       7,110,233
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          36,526
Cameroon                         33,333             (-)         368,578
Canada                        5,754,608       6,086,286      55,744,691
Chad                            256,948         271,447       2,916,400
China                               (-)          46,471         491,189
Colombia                        373,364         418,760       5,361,693
Congo (Brazzaville)             553,021         213,108       4,480,914
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          65,234
Egypt                           130,159             (-)         193,765
Equatorial Guinea               272,160         204,955       1,842,055
Gabon                            90,591         327,003       1,882,981
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                        3,169,189       2,942,731      32,937,125
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                              (-)          35,135         700,660
Oman                             16,252             (-)         618,981
Peru                                (-)          30,580         312,450
Russia                          227,301         471,856       3,603,139
Trinidad and Tobago              67,755          72,555         608,212
United Kingdom                  448,076         217,761       2,300,966
Vietnam                         116,479          85,051         826,738

All Other                       708,665         455,797       6,132,457
                                                  

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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      October         September       2008


Total                        30,750,681      27,995,386       316602420

OPEC Total                   17,236,501      15,326,197       184848673
Algeria                       1,045,128         840,013      10,496,210
Angola                        1,515,670       1,494,485      17,490,239
Ecuador                         468,859         730,020       6,724,295
Indonesia                       114,183          31,422         524,865
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                          1,758,974       1,580,039      20,670,807
Kuwait                          629,050         420,798       6,154,172
Libya                           165,289         114,840       2,170,189
Nigeria                       2,923,637       2,287,413      32,986,400
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  5,415,531       4,286,370      50,056,711
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)         171,028
Venezuela                     3,200,179       3,540,799      37,403,757

Non-OPEC                     13,514,180      12,669,189       131753747
Argentina                        99,932             (-)         813,543
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brazil                          948,783         580,314       7,391,362
Brunei                              (-)             (-)          37,635
Cameroon                         34,458             (-)         377,598
Canada                        5,838,013       6,163,080      56,472,410
Chad                            269,249         283,423       3,030,141
China                               (-)          48,404         512,096
Colombia                        387,206         432,756       5,524,680
Congo (Brazzaville)             569,467         216,705       4,582,230
Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             (-)          68,316
Egypt                           136,232             (-)         203,286
Equatorial Guinea               279,319         208,801       1,891,672
Gabon                            93,497         338,263       1,944,163
Malaysia                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                        3,215,034       2,977,500      33,337,867
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                              (-)          36,603         717,210
Oman                             16,956             (-)         648,085
Peru                                (-)          32,391         323,680
Russia                          238,246         489,930       3,708,929
Trinidad and Tobago              69,760          74,169         623,661
United Kingdom                  462,419         223,397       2,353,287
Vietnam                         121,950          90,347         862,575

All Other                       733,659         473,107       6,329,321
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-178, BEA-08-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
