EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY,
                               NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: January 2004
                                                  
               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                      January         December        2004

Total                           309,437         317,375         309,437

OPEC Total                      148,805         160,788         148,805

Algeria                           1,739           4,686           1,739
Indonesia                           436             459             436
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             21,552          23,850          21,552
Kuwait                            6,111           6,473           6,111

Nigeria                          25,565          33,033          25,565
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                     46,331          41,345          46,331
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                        47,071          50,942          47,071

Non-OPEC                        160,631         156,587         160,631

Angola                            8,425          11,647           8,425
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)             678             (-)
Cameroon                            488             846             488
Canada                           57,853          44,008          57,853
China                               209             (-)             209
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)             338             (-)
Congo (Kinshasa)                    360             (-)             360

Ecuador                           6,497           5,438           6,497
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                            430             349             430
Mexico                           45,950          56,249          45,950
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                                383             366             383
Trinidad and Tobago               2,288           1,722           2,288

All Other                        37,748          34,947          37,748
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      January         December        2004

Total                         8,835,252       8,623,786       8,835,252

OPEC Total                    4,319,578       4,496,501       4,319,578

Algeria                          58,856         147,378          58,856
Indonesia                        13,311          12,952          13,311
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            614,677         641,244         614,677
Kuwait                          172,419         169,983         172,419

Nigeria                         811,326       1,028,131         811,326
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,362,125       1,163,573       1,362,125
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                     1,286,865       1,333,240       1,286,865

Non-OPEC                      4,515,674       4,127,285       4,515,674

Angola                          264,218         345,810         264,218
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          21,867             (-)
Cameroon                         12,722          22,155          12,722
Canada                        1,515,534       1,064,169       1,515,534
China                             6,639             (-)           6,639
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)           9,861             (-)
Congo (Kinshasa)                 10,464             (-)          10,464

Ecuador                         188,381         145,883         188,381
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                         13,543          11,295          13,543
Mexico                        1,227,274       1,411,408       1,227,274
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                             11,911          11,691          11,911
Trinidad and Tobago              78,119          54,323          78,119

All Other                     1,186,870       1,028,822       1,186,870
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      January         December        2004


Total                         9,331,242       9,031,995       9,331,242

OPEC Total                    4,605,955       4,749,416       4,605,955

Algeria                          62,383         154,490          62,383
Indonesia                        14,469          13,836          14,469
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            662,458         689,505         662,458
Kuwait                          187,184         183,924         187,184

Nigeria                         856,661       1,071,184         856,661
Qatar                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Saudi Arabia                  1,451,705       1,237,614       1,451,705
United Arab Emirates                (-)             (-)             (-)
Venezuela                     1,371,096       1,398,864       1,371,096

Non-OPEC                      4,725,287       4,282,579       4,725,287

Angola                          279,434         359,097         279,434
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              (-)          23,148             (-)
Cameroon                         13,102          22,656          13,102
Canada                        1,563,024       1,100,362       1,563,024
China                             7,098             (-)           7,098
Congo (Brazzaville)                 (-)          10,482             (-)
Congo (Kinshasa)                 11,273             (-)          11,273

Ecuador                         206,353         153,851         206,353
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Malaysia                         14,541          11,944          14,541
Mexico                        1,276,846       1,450,186       1,276,846
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Oman                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Peru                             13,191          12,303          13,191
Trinidad and Tobago              82,775          56,979          82,775

All Other                     1,257,650       1,081,571       1,257,650
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-38, BEA-04-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.