EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 1996 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. --------------------------------------------------------------- Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative October September to date Total 224,751 238,543 2,258,299 OPEC Total 110,649 128,852 1,138,642 Algeria 887 542 5,210 Gabon 8,609 10,896 78,280 Indonesia 2,367 468 16,707 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 7,585 5,603 70,102 Nigeria 21,585 28,627 240,804 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 31,938 39,958 343,632 United Arab Emirates 526 0 843 Venezuela 37,152 42,758 383,064 Non-OPEC 114,103 109,693 1,119,656 Angola 12,870 13,626 106,909 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) 748 Canada 34,564 29,331 327,487 China (Mainland) 855 2,720 14,909 Congo (Brazzaville) 410 (-) 7,836 Ecuador 2,306 1,444 32,158 Egypt (-) (-) 6,079 Malaysia 148 (-) 1,702 Mexico 25,684 31,147 281,292 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 1,379 2,753 12,798 Peru 1,208 972 9,783 Trinidad & Tobago 564 553 6,465 Zaire 658 316 5,237 All Other 33,457 26,831 306,253 --------------------------------------------------------------- Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative October September to date Total 4,805,242 4,774,465 41,811,227 OPEC Total 2,301,347 2,544,186 20,732,887 Algeria 17,351 9,752 102,625 Gabon 196,797 235,951 1,556,947 Indonesia 50,215 9,123 322,104 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 150,531 104,355 1,234,986 Nigeria 500,522 625,202 4,859,046 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 651,515 786,679 6,251,039 United Arab Emirates 9,869 (-) 15,757 Venezuela 724,547 773,124 6,390,383 Non-OPEC 2,503,895 2,230,280 21,078,340 Angola 294,679 287,217 2,109,776 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) 14,250 Canada 720,901 587,268 5,935,701 China (Mainland) 18,086 55,532 282,111 Congo (Brazzaville) 9,568 (-) 144,043 Ecuador 49,362 29,091 594,791 Egypt (-) (-) 95,646 Malaysia 3,101 (-) 32,313 Mexico 568,972 625,864 5,160,350 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 27,006 52,771 243,353 Peru 25,246 17,745 173,567 Trinidad & Tobago 13,334 11,819 134,477 Zaire 14,827 6,371 100,603 All Other 758,813 556,602 6,057,359 --------------------------------------------------------------- C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative October September to date Total 5,022,861 5,009,940 44,158,200 OPEC Total 2,424,113 2,685,227 22,029,695 Algeria 18,206 10,575 109,634 Gabon 206,454 248,170 1,650,112 Indonesia 53,450 9,597 345,083 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 161,391 111,383 1,343,513 Nigeria 522,010 659,265 5,120,582 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 696,062 834,846 6,687,645 United Arab Emirates 10,964 (-) 17,609 Venezuela 755,576 811,391 6,755,517 Non-OPEC 2,598,748 2,324,713 22,128,505 Angola 310,590 303,313 2,238,950 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) 15,062 Canada 745,643 608,073 6,243,240 China (Mainland) 19,446 60,124 305,187 Congo (Brazzaville) 10,076 (-) 154,312 Ecuador 52,346 31,089 644,777 Egypt (-) (-) 106,381 Malaysia 3,420 (-) 35,805 Mexico 580,316 639,635 5,298,094 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 29,394 57,140 266,501 Peru 26,810 19,545 190,069 Trinidad & Tobago 13,747 12,216 140,235 Zaire 15,529 6,928 107,239 All Other 791,431 586,650 6,382,653 --------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.