EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: July 1997 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative July 97 June 97 1997 Total 274,349 257,206 1,708,917 OPEC Total 143,406 132,308 849,233 Algeria 437 1,965 5,377 Gabon 12,250 9,516 63,834 Indonesia 3,077 3,548 10,809 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 1,427 1,028 7,010 Kuwait 14,009 11,486 59,625 Nigeria 32,367 19,782 180,527 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 37,509 40,393 247,453 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 42,328 44,591 274,597 Non-OPEC 130,943 124,898 859,684 Angola 15,402 10,008 87,597 Bahamas 638 (-) 638 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 34,619 32,886 233,561 China 1,440 3,463 16,194 Congo 1,678 1,760 14,226 Ecuador 3,068 4,324 21,652 Egypt 669 (-) 2,031 Malaysia (-) 650 650 Mexico 38,757 39,429 269,054 Netherlands Antilles 215 559 3,231 Oman 240 1,271 1,511 Peru 1,067 2,056 9,327 Trinidad and Tobago 1,682 857 10,537 Zaire 1,050 310 5,521 All Other 30,420 27,325 183,954 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative July 97 June 97 1997 Total 4,527,644 4,390,152 31,186,253 OPEC Total 2,353,797 2,241,777 15,241,384 Algeria 8,921 39,186 113,577 Gabon 218,223 171,273 1,223,651 Indonesia 55,954 67,507 209,975 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 24,293 17,737 118,876 Kuwait 206,090 188,711 989,038 Nigeria 602,676 380,485 3,644,955 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 614,644 703,108 4,467,601 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 622,996 673,770 4,473,711 Non-OPEC 2,173,847 2,148,375 15,944,870 Angola 272,074 184,281 1,723,725 Bahamas 11,002 (-) 11,002 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 565,864 553,330 4,276,342 China 25,391 72,278 333,726 Congo 27,932 31,733 278,583 Ecuador 46,335 69,879 373,232 Egypt 10,935 (-) 31,554 Malaysia (-) 13,683 13,683 Mexico 606,154 625,984 4,640,686 Netherlands Antilles 3,579 8,743 69,854 Oman 4,578 22,684 27,263 Peru 14,175 32,938 168,985 Trinidad and Tobago 32,902 16,031 218,658 Zaire 17,789 5,557 103,079 All Other 535,135 511,254 3,674,496 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative July 97 June 97 1997 Total 4,825,381 4,710,266 33,079,545 OPEC Total 2,528,514 2,411,070 16,281,308 Algeria 9,604 42,074 121,904 Gabon 235,598 182,418 1,303,129 Indonesia 60,389 79,240 233,895 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 27,490 19,198 132,298 Kuwait 228,224 207,233 1,083,983 Nigeria 635,750 402,551 3,843,683 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 664,309 752,899 4,791,190 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 667,149 725,457 4,771,225 Non-OPEC 2,296,867 2,299,196 16,798,238 Angola 290,618 197,507 1,831,074 Bahamas 11,647 (-) 11,647 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 597,812 595,657 4,514,843 China 28,416 81,548 367,895 Congo 29,799 33,921 296,027 Ecuador 51,757 77,567 410,475 Egypt 12,072 (-) 34,766 Malaysia (-) 15,325 15,325 Mexico 628,893 653,436 4,806,732 Netherlands Antilles 3,740 9,364 71,831 Oman 5,087 24,637 29,724 Peru 16,163 36,526 183,429 Trinidad and Tobago 34,415 17,031 229,436 Zaire 19,255 6,031 110,873 All Other 567,194 550,648 3,884,162 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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."