EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 1997 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative December November 1997 Total 272,182 232,757 3,061,399 OPEC Total 137,214 127,762 1,560,108 Algeria 1,019 965 11,859 Gabon 10,530 7,483 114,554 Indonesia 976 2,233 18,638 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 3,001 2,730 17,155 Kuwait 8,065 8,752 109,295 Nigeria 21,839 16,625 303,655 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 45,865 40,892 472,273 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 45,919 48,082 512,679 Non-OPEC 134,968 104,996 1,501,291 Angola 10,904 9,337 140,989 Bahamas (-) (-) 638 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 42,425 32,467 424,782 China 1,382 678 21,600 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,262 929 23,088 Congo (Kinshasa) 832 323 8,189 Ecuador 2,410 1,845 36,804 Egypt (-) 669 2,700 Malaysia (-) 579 3,119 Mexico 36,674 40,397 481,421 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 3,341 Oman (-) (-) 1,511 Peru 1,721 1,069 16,192 Trinidad and Tobago 2,207 1,139 18,149 All Other 34,151 15,563 318,769 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative December November 1997 Total 4,411,434 3,986,155 54,091,331 OPEC Total 2,200,149 2,178,158 27,229,651 Algeria 18,110 19,395 244,906 Gabon 192,359 141,181 2,160,117 Indonesia 17,767 41,912 352,326 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 48,689 46,400 285,793 Kuwait 125,631 137,891 1,757,023 Nigeria 410,174 325,833 6,006,507 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 741,343 706,125 8,238,989 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 646,076 759,421 8,183,990 Non-OPEC 2,211,284 1,807,996 26,861,681 Angola 198,868 177,065 2,705,292 Bahamas (-) (-) 11,002 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 674,527 547,520 7,435,919 China 25,424 12,870 431,321 Congo (Brazzaville) 38,775 16,575 433,775 Congo (Kinshasa) 14,878 5,844 149,875 Ecuador 37,372 31,459 617,560 Egypt (-) 10,275 41,829 Malaysia (-) 12,519 61,200 Mexico 539,837 664,252 8,090,925 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 71,614 Oman (-) (-) 27,263 Peru 24,323 16,842 270,976 Trinidad and Tobago 42,129 23,106 369,577 All Other 615,153 289,669 6,143,551 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative December November 1997 Total 4,704,966 4,245,185 57,427,035 OPEC Total 2,372,192 2,342,604 29,138,539 Algeria 19,083 20,862 262,663 Gabon 206,215 150,408 2,302,211 Indonesia 19,383 45,136 387,661 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 54,237 51,581 317,085 Kuwait 138,210 153,330 1,932,062 Nigeria 435,778 345,201 6,340,304 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 812,358 767,673 8,890,165 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 686,927 808,413 8,706,388 Non-OPEC 2,332,774 1,902,581 28,288,496 Angola 212,767 189,956 2,879,188 Bahamas (-) (-) 11,647 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 704,481 572,517 7,820,072 China 27,007 14,239 475,049 Congo (Brazzaville) 40,872 17,766 461,302 Congo (Kinshasa) 15,841 6,361 161,166 Ecuador 41,230 34,972 681,481 Egypt (-) 11,333 46,099 Malaysia (-) 13,771 67,382 Mexico 563,972 690,681 8,392,236 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 73,669 Oman (-) (-) 29,724 Peru 26,914 18,458 297,096 Trinidad and Tobago 43,849 24,278 386,767 All Other 655,840 308,249 6,505,618 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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."