EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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 September August 2000 Total 271,793 309,975 2,561,322 OPEC Total 138,508 160,142 1,270,587 Algeria (-) (-) 2 Indonesia 385 1,692 11,802 Iran 993 993 Iraq 21,192 23,235 171,572 Kuwait 9,406 10,164 69,719 Nigeria 27,341 36,034 265,855 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 41,085 45,107 382,591 United Arab Emirates (-) 564 956 Venezuela 38,105 43,345 367,096 Non-OPEC 133,285 149,833 1,290,736 Angola 7,002 9,330 87,264 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 1,109 651 5,866 Cameroon (-) (-) 1,574 Canada 36,061 43,603 382,105 China 1,192 2,030 9,215 Congo (Brazzaville) 882 2,810 10,355 Congo (Kinshasa) 660 332 4,481 Ecuador 3,483 4,306 27,167 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 45 (-) 7,717 Mexico 41,787 41,795 355,128 Netherlands Antilles 225 (-) 225 Oman (-) (-) 781 Peru (-) (-) 1,495 Trinidad and Tobago 1,748 1,701 14,464 All Other 39,090 43,275 382,898 ___________________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country September August 2000 Total 7,875,893 8,241,718 66,462,768 OPEC Total 3,965,092 4,216,150 32,701,066 Algeria (-) (-) 56 Indonesia 12,560 51,474 318,056 Iran 29,195 (-) 29,195 Iraq 616,207 620,715 4,372,430 Kuwait 245,864 250,125 1,718,387 Nigeria 872,993 1,050,771 7,584,623 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 1,153,524 1,149,397 9,688,887 United Arab Emirates (-) 16,815 28,105 Venezuela 1,034,749 1,076,854 8,961,329 Non-OPEC 3,910,801 4,025,567 33,761,701 Angola 213,527 261,510 2,387,846 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 37,508 19,772 172,604 Cameroon (-) (-) 45,126 Canada 1,000,713 1,142,978 9,580,210 China 39,409 54,645 264,336 Congo (Brazzaville) 28,323 77,458 290,206 Congo (Kinshasa) 19,918 8,274 118,478 Ecuador 98,963 112,472 696,646 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 1,636 8 217,901 Mexico 1,199,062 1,062,511 8,911,228 Netherlands Antilles 8,950 (-) 8,950 Oman (-) (-) 18,680 Peru (-) (-) 36,307 Trinidad and Tobago 60,719 51,574 426,723 All Other 1,202,074 1,234,365 10,586,459 ____________________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country September August 2000 Total 8,255,121 8,664,327 69,299,231 OPEC Total 4,191,883 4,472,707 34,327,775 Algeria (-) (-) 57 Indonesia 13,330 54,789 337,344 Iran 30,408 (-) 30,408 Iraq 656,946 664,199 4,634,653 Kuwait 267,857 273,404 1,845,236 Nigeria 916,053 1,100,813 7,903,895 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 1,226,761 1,224,597 10,207,678 United Arab Emirates (-) 18,421 30,461 Venezuela 1,080,527 1,136,483 9,338,043 Non-OPEC 4,063,238 4,191,620 34,971,456 Angola 227,667 278,581 2,512,918 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 39,910 21,249 184,671 Cameroon (-) (-) 47,167 Canada 1,023,607 1,169,249 9,807,689 China 42,274 59,186 282,342 Congo (Brazzaville) 30,717 83,727 307,995 Congo (Kinshasa) 21,499 8,976 125,931 Ecuador 108,088 120,943 743,389 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 1,794 8 232,528 Mexico 1,231,209 1,097,254 9,153,383 Netherlands Antilles 9,055 (-) 9,055 Oman (-) (-) 21,061 Peru (-) (-) 38,524 Trinidad and Tobago 62,228 53,887 441,716 All Other 1,265,190 1,298,561 11,063,085 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."