EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 1996 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative September August to date Total 238,543 230,757 2,033,548 OPEC Total 128,852 117,846 1,027,995 Algeria 542 1,053 4,322 Gabon 10,896 10,249 69,672 Indonesia 468 1,849 14,341 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 5,603 9,534 62,517 Nigeria 28,627 21,440 219,220 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 39,958 36,237 311,694 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 317 Venezuela 42,758 37,484 345,912 Non-OPEC 109,693 112,909 1,005,554 Angola 13,626 11,432 94,039 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) 748 748 Canada 29,331 31,182 292,923 China (Mainland) 2,720 2,196 14,054 Congo (Brazzaville) (-) 918 7,425 Ecuador 1,444 2,910 29,852 Egypt (-) (-) 6,079 Malaysia (-) (-) 1,555 Mexico 31,147 29,571 255,608 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 2,753 1,849 11,419 Peru 972 435 8,575 Trinidad & Tobago 553 (-) 5,901 Zaire 316 1,312 4,580 All Other 26,831 30,356 272,796 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative September August to date Total 4,774,465 4,303,202 37,005,985 OPEC Total 2,544,186 2,138,624 18,431,537 Algeria 9,752 20,133 85,273 Gabon 235,951 183,667 1,360,150 Indonesia 9,123 37,563 271,889 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 104,355 172,555 1,084,454 Nigeria 625,202 436,089 4,358,524 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 786,679 662,827 5,599,524 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 5,888 Venezuela 773,124 625,790 5,665,835 Non-OPEC 2,230,280 2,164,577 18,574,445 Angola 287,217 223,776 1,815,097 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) 14,250 14,250 Canada 587,268 590,465 5,214,800 China (Mainland) 55,532 42,458 264,025 Congo (Brazzaville) (-) 17,235 134,475 Ecuador 29,091 54,153 545,429 Egypt (-) (-) 95,646 Malaysia (-) (-) 29,212 Mexico 625,864 554,043 4,591,378 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 52,771 35,162 216,347 Peru 17,745 7,824 148,321 Trinidad & Tobago 11,819 (-) 121,143 Zaire 6,371 25,441 85,776 All Other 556,602 599,770 5,298,546 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative September August to date Total 5,009,940 4,538,888 39,135,339 OPEC Total 2,685,227 2,273,475 19,605,582 Algeria 10,575 21,560 91,428 Gabon 248,170 196,003 1,443,658 Indonesia 9,597 40,182 291,633 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 111,383 188,193 1,182,122 Nigeria 659,265 460,526 4,598,572 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 834,846 709,117 5,991,583 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 6,645 Venezuela 811,391 657,894 5,999,941 Non-OPEC 2,324,713 2,265,413 19,529,757 Angola 303,313 242,242 1,928,361 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) 15,062 15,062 Canada 608,073 613,959 5,497,597 China (Mainland) 60,124 45,629 285,741 Congo (Brazzaville) (-) 18,558 144,236 Ecuador 31,089 58,359 592,431 Egypt (-) (-) 106,381 Malaysia (-) (-) 32,385 Mexico 639,635 567,220 4,717,778 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman 57,140 38,810 237,107 Peru 19,545 8,355 163,258 Trinidad & Tobago 12,216 (-) 126,488 Zaire 6,928 27,292 91,710 All Other 586,650 629,927 5,591,222 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.