EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1997 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative February January to date Total 206,100 216,778 422,878 OPEC Total 91,469 100,040 191,508 Algeria 307 541 848 Gabon 6,887 8,519 15,406 Indonesia 1,100 291 1,390 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 6,682 6,302 12,984 Nigeria 14,499 23,912 38,411 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 30,632 24,951 55,582 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 31,362 35,524 66,887 Non-OPEC 114,630 116,739 231,370 Angola 14,980 10,250 25,230 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 29,791 38,652 68,443 China (Mainland) 1,842 2,589 4,431 Congo (Brazzaville) 697 3,866 4,563 Ecuador 4,176 679 4,855 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 33,929 31,967 65,897 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 958 2,116 3,074 Trinidad & Tobago 1,689 1,711 3,400 Zaire 702 327 1,029 All Other 25,866 24,582 50,448 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative February January to date Total 4,222,377 4,774,598 8,996,975 OPEC Total 1,823,985 2,196,336 4,020,319 Algeria 6,044 13,020 19,064 Gabon 151,644 200,424 352,068 Indonesia 25,658 6,305 31,962 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 122,021 131,005 253,026 Nigeria 345,121 587,784 932,905 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 596,053 535,695 1,131,747 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 577,444 722,103 1,299,547 Non-OPEC 2,398,395 2,578,261 4,976,656 Angola 335,089 246,157 581,246 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 596,836 808,757 1,405,593 China (Mainland) 40,740 59,732 100,472 Congo (Brazzaville) 16,556 87,502 104,058 Ecuador 84,883 15,707 100,590 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 657,168 681,030 1,338,198 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 19,186 49,804 68,990 Trinidad & Tobago 39,175 42,800 81,975 Zaire 15,481 7,271 22,752 All Other 593,281 579,501 1,172,782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative February January to date Total 4,430,749 4,980,856 9,411,607 OPEC Total 1,932,406 2,306,760 4,239,168 Algeria 6,406 13,815 20,222 Gabon 160,125 211,667 371,792 Indonesia 27,289 6,957 34,247 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 133,624 137,225 270,849 Nigeria 360,018 614,068 974,086 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 636,316 568,700 1,205,016 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 608,628 754,328 1,362,956 Non-OPEC 2,498,343 2,674,096 5,172,439 Angola 351,625 257,860 609,485 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 617,113 836,756 1,453,869 China (Mainland) 43,852 64,319 108,171 Congo (Brazzaville) 17,416 92,659 110,074 Ecuador 91,124 16,454 107,578 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 677,679 696,267 1,373,946 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 20,400 53,158 73,559 Trinidad & Tobago 40,594 44,317 84,911 Zaire 16,337 7,632 23,969 All Other 622,203 604,674 1,226,877 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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."