EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1997 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative August 97 July 97 1997 Total 282,547 274,349 1,991,463 OPEC Total 149,058 143,406 998,291 Algeria 1,429 437 6,806 Gabon 13,269 12,250 77,103 Indonesia 326 3,077 11,135 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 10 1,427 7,020 Kuwait 10,004 14,009 69,629 Nigeria 32,257 32,367 212,784 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 45,490 37,509 292,943 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 46,273 42,328 320,870 Non-OPEC 133,489 130,943 993,172 Angola 7,241 15,402 94,838 Bahamas (-) 638 638 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 42,531 34,619 276,092 China 698 1,440 16,892 Congo 406 1,678 14,632 Ecuador 2,915 3,068 24,567 Egypt (-) 669 2,031 Malaysia 1,008 (-) 1,657 Mexico 46,182 38,757 315,237 Netherlands Antilles (-) 215 3,231 Oman (-) 240 1,511 Peru 2,002 1,067 11,329 Trinidad and Tobago 1,142 1,682 11,679 Zaire 658 1,050 6,179 All Other 28,706 30,420 212,660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative August 97 July 97 1997 Total 4,787,492 4,527,644 35,973,745 OPEC Total 2,523,236 2,353,797 17,764,620 Algeria 28,955 8,921 142,532 Gabon 244,232 218,223 1,467,882 Indonesia 5,465 55,954 215,440 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 150 24,293 119,026 Kuwait 149,300 206,090 1,138,338 Nigeria 614,989 602,676 4,259,944 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 749,596 614,644 5,217,197 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 730,548 622,996 5,204,259 Non-OPEC 2,264,256 2,173,847 18,209,126 Angola 128,291 272,074 1,852,016 Bahamas (-) 11,002 11,002 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 713,641 565,864 4,989,983 China 11,393 25,391 345,119 Congo 6,719 27,932 285,302 Ecuador 45,385 46,335 418,617 Egypt (-) 10,935 31,554 Malaysia 19,235 (-) 32,918 Mexico 757,037 606,154 5,397,723 Netherlands Antilles (-) 3,579 69,854 Oman (-) 4,578 27,263 Peru 29,716 14,175 198,702 Trinidad and Tobago 23,230 32,902 241,888 Zaire 11,299 17,789 114,378 All Other 518,310 535,135 4,192,806 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative August 97 July 97 1997 Total 5,081,779 4,825,381 38,161,325 OPEC Total 2,697,069 2,528,514 18,978,377 Algeria 31,104 9,604 153,008 Gabon 259,364 235,598 1,562,493 Indonesia 5,921 60,389 239,816 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 169 27,490 132,467 Kuwait 165,237 228,224 1,249,219 Nigeria 648,708 635,750 4,492,391 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 812,587 664,309 5,603,777 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 773,979 667,149 5,545,205 Non-OPEC 2,384,710 2,296,867 19,182,948 Angola 136,614 290,618 1,967,689 Bahamas (-) 11,647 11,647 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 754,673 597,812 5,269,515 China 13,581 28,416 381,476 Congo 7,284 29,799 303,311 Ecuador 49,541 51,757 460,015 Egypt (-) 12,072 34,766 Malaysia 20,883 (-) 36,208 Mexico 785,763 628,893 5,592,496 Netherlands Antilles (-) 3,740 71,831 Oman (-) 5,087 29,724 Peru 32,668 16,163 216,097 Trinidad and Tobago 24,120 34,415 253,557 Zaire 12,248 19,255 123,121 All Other 547,335 567,194 4,431,496 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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."