EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1996 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative August July to date Total 230,757 255,944 1,795,005 OPEC Total 117,846 136,725 899,142 Algeria 1,053 172 3,781 Gabon 10,249 9,187 58,775 Indonesia 1,849 1,163 13,873 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 9,534 8,850 56,914 Nigeria 21,440 31,716 190,593 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 36,237 36,707 271,735 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 317 Venezuela 37,484 48,930 303,154 Non-OPEC 112,909 119,222 895,862 Angola 11,432 10,138 80,414 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon 748 (-) 748 Canada 31,182 36,461 263,592 China (Mainland) 2,196 1,283 11,334 Congo (Brazzaville) 918 932 7,425 Ecuador 2,910 3,464 28,408 Egypt (-) 1,203 6,079 Malaysia (-) (-) 1,555 Mexico 29,571 28,568 224,461 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 1,849 2,179 8,666 Peru 435 1,574 7,603 Trinidad & Tobago (-) 1,066 5,348 Zaire 1,312 307 4,264 All Other 30,356 32,047 245,965 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative August July to date Total 4,303,202 4,669,076 32,231,520 OPEC Total 2,138,624 2,442,743 15,887,353 Algeria 20,133 3,654 75,521 Gabon 183,667 177,467 1,124,199 Indonesia 37,563 22,435 262,766 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 172,555 154,162 980,099 Nigeria 436,089 626,479 3,733,323 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 662,827 660,777 4,812,845 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 5,888 Venezuela 625,790 797,769 4,892,712 Non-OPEC 2,164,577 2,226,333 16,344,165 Angola 223,776 192,569 1,527,880 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon 14,250 (-) 14,250 Canada 590,465 691,196 4,627,532 China (Mainland) 42,458 25,079 208,493 Congo (Brazzaville) 17,235 16,382 134,475 Ecuador 54,153 64,199 516,338 Egypt (-) 20,455 95,646 Malaysia (-) (-) 29,212 Mexico 554,043 509,041 3,965,514 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 35,162 39,818 163,576 Peru 7,824 27,199 130,576 Trinidad & Tobago (-) 22,169 109,324 Zaire 25,441 5,780 79,405 All Other 599,770 612,446 4,741,944 ------------------------------------------------------------------ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative August July to date Total 4,538,888 4,926,530 34,125,396 OPEC Total 2,273,475 2,597,356 16,920,354 Algeria 21,560 3,964 80,853 Gabon 196,003 188,749 1,195,488 Indonesia 40,182 24,395 282,036 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 188,193 168,632 1,070,739 Nigeria 460,526 658,780 3,939,307 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 709,117 708,166 5,156,736 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 6,645 Venezuela 657,894 844,670 5,188,550 Non-OPEC 2,265,413 2,329,174 17,205,042 Angola 242,242 203,761 1,625,047 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon 15,062 (-) 15,062 Canada 613,959 717,011 4,889,524 China (Mainland) 45,629 27,157 225,617 Congo (Brazzaville) 18,558 17,831 144,236 Ecuador 58,359 70,010 561,341 Egypt (-) 22,510 106,381 Malaysia (-) (-) 32,385 Mexico 567,220 524,844 4,078,143 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 38,810 43,598 179,967 Peru 8,355 30,008 143,713 Trinidad & Tobago (-) 22,862 114,272 Zaire 27,292 6,108 84,782 All Other 629,927 643,474 5,004,572 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.