EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: November 1996 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative November October to date Total 191,698 224,751 2,449,997 OPEC Total 92,193 110,649 1,230,838 Algeria 544 887 5,754 Gabon 7,922 8,609 86,203 Indonesia 1,091 2,367 17,799 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 8,299 7,585 78,401 Nigeria 16,136 21,585 256,941 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 26,739 31,938 370,371 United Arab Emirates (-) 526 843 Venezuela 31,462 37,152 414,526 Non-OPEC 99,504 114,103 1,219,158 Angola 11,242 12,870 118,151 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) 748 Canada 31,494 34,564 358,981 China (Mainland) 2,962 855 17,871 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,450 410 10,285 Ecuador 1,880 2,306 34,038 Egypt 950 (-) 7,029 Malaysia (-) 148 1,702 Mexico 25,513 25,684 306,805 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 1,097 1,379 13,895 Peru 430 1,208 10,213 Trinidad & Tobago 634 564 7,098 Zaire 350 658 5,587 All Other 20,502 33,457 326,755 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative November October to date Total 4,110,615 4,805,242 45,921,842 OPEC Total 1,942,816 2,301,347 22,675,702 Algeria 12,515 17,351 115,139 Gabon 186,959 196,797 1,743,905 Indonesia 23,761 50,215 345,866 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 163,668 150,531 1,398,654 Nigeria 394,486 500,522 5,253,532 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 557,296 651,515 6,808,335 United Arab Emirates (-) 9,869 15,757 Venezuela 604,131 724,547 6,994,514 Non-OPEC 2,167,798 2,503,895 23,246,139 Angola 255,974 294,679 2,365,750 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) 14,250 Canada 660,941 720,901 6,596,642 China (Mainland) 65,974 18,086 348,084 Congo (Brazzaville) 58,098 9,568 202,141 Ecuador 38,324 49,362 633,115 Egypt 20,541 (-) 116,187 Malaysia (-) 3,101 32,313 Mexico 539,893 568,972 5,700,243 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 23,945 27,006 267,298 Peru 8,756 25,246 182,324 Trinidad & Tobago 13,968 13,334 148,445 Zaire 8,183 14,827 108,786 All Other 473,201 758,813 6,530,561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative November October to date Total 4,298,804 5,022,861 48,457,007 OPEC Total 2,045,748 2,424,113 24,075,445 Algeria 13,304 18,206 122,938 Gabon 196,322 206,454 1,846,434 Indonesia 25,632 53,450 370,716 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 176,059 161,391 1,519,572 Nigeria 410,040 522,010 5,530,622 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 594,312 696,062 7,281,957 United Arab Emirates 0 10,964 17,609 Venezuela 630,079 755,576 7,385,597 Non-OPEC 2,253,056 2,598,748 24,381,562 Angola 270,942 310,590 2,509,892 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) 15,062 Canada 684,217 745,643 6,927,457 China (Mainland) 71,602 19,446 376,789 Congo (Brazzaville) 60,986 10,076 215,298 Ecuador 41,140 52,346 685,917 Egypt 21,534 (-) 127,915 Malaysia (-) 3,420 35,805 Mexico 551,203 580,316 5,849,298 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 25,855 29,394 292,355 Peru 9,285 26,810 199,354 Trinidad & Tobago 14,392 13,747 154,627 Zaire 8,555 15,529 115,795 All Other 493,345 791,431 6,875,998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (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."