EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 2000 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half unit of measurment shown. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Cumulative Country August July 2000 Total 309,975 301,375 2,289,529 OPEC Total 160,142 146,896 1,132,079 Algeria (-) (-) 2 Indonesia 1,692 853 11,416 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 23,235 20,555 150,379 Kuwait 10,164 7,273 60,313 Nigeria 36,034 33,357 238,514 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 45,107 42,129 341,505 United Arab Emirates 564 392 956 Venezuela 43,345 42,336 328,991 Non-OPEC 149,833 154,479 1,157,450 Angola 9,330 12,472 80,262 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 651 154 4,757 Cameroon (-) 398 1,574 Canada 43,603 40,457 346,044 China 2,030 1,222 8,023 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,810 966 9,473 Congo (Kinshasa) 332 897 3,821 Ecuador 4,306 3,899 23,684 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) 1,302 7,673 Mexico 41,795 41,296 313,341 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) 781 Peru (-) (-) 1,495 Trinidad and Tobago 1,701 1,667 12,715 All Other 43,275 49,750 343,808 ________________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country August July 2000 Total 8,241,718 8,366,474 58,586,874 OPEC Total 4,216,150 4,031,255 28,735,974 Algeria (-) (-) 56 Indonesia 51,474 24,928 305,496 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 620,715 555,895 3,756,223 Kuwait 250,125 206,003 1,472,522 Nigeria 1,050,771 1,034,069 6,711,629 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 1,149,397 1,107,811 8,535,363 United Arab Emirates 16,815 11,290 28,105 Venezuela 1,076,854 1,091,260 7,926,580 Non-OPEC 4,025,567 4,335,219 29,850,900 Angola 261,510 372,129 2,174,319 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 19,772 4,704 135,096 Cameroon 12,411 45,126 Canada 1,142,978 1,088,643 8,579,498 China 54,645 38,117 224,927 Congo (Brazzaville) 77,458 28,093 261,883 Congo (Kinshasa) 8,274 25,616 98,561 Ecuador 112,472 102,166 597,684 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 8 35,005 216,265 Mexico 1,062,511 1,082,574 7,712,166 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) 18,680 Peru (-) (-) 36,307 Trinidad and Tobago 51,574 53,663 366,004 All Other 1,234,365 1,492,101 9,384,385 _______________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country August July 2000 Total 8,664,327 8,756,339 61,044,110 OPEC Total 4,472,707 4,250,775 30,135,892 Algeria (-) (-) 57 Indonesia 54,789 26,516 324,014 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 664,199 594,474 3,977,707 Kuwait 273,404 223,607 1,577,379 Nigeria 1,100,813 1,080,077 6,987,841 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 1,224,597 1,170,896 8,980,917 United Arab Emirates 18,421 12,039 30,461 Venezuela 1,136,483 1,143,166 8,257,516 Non-OPEC 4,191,620 4,505,564 30,908,218 Angola 278,581 392,344 2,285,251 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 21,249 4,972 144,762 Cameroon (-) 13,171 47,167 Canada 1,169,249 1,113,799 8,784,082 China 59,186 40,660 240,068 Congo (Brazzaville) 83,727 29,707 277,278 Congo (Kinshasa) 8,976 27,178 104,432 Ecuador 120,943 109,418 635,301 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 8 37,862 230,734 Mexico 1,097,254 1,115,863 7,922,174 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) 21,061 Peru (-) (-) 38,524 Trinidad and Tobago 53,887 56,140 379,488 All Other 1,298,561 1,564,449 9,797,895 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/" NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."