EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 1997 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative March February to date Total 233,845 206,100 656,723 OPEC Total 109,042 91,469 300,551 Algeria 842 307 1,691 Gabon 8,754 6,887 24,160 Indonesia (-) 1,100 1,390 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 6,163 6,682 19,147 Nigeria 22,752 14,499 61,163 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 33,185 30,632 88,767 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 37,346 31,362 104,233 Non-OPEC 124,803 114,630 356,172 Angola 11,483 14,980 36,712 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 32,076 29,791 100,520 China (Mainland) 3,566 1,842 7,997 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,350 697 6,913 Ecuador 4,199 4,176 9,054 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 42,128 33,929 108,025 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 698 958 3,772 Trinidad & Tobago 1,136 1,689 4,536 Zaire 1,148 702 2,176 All Other 26,019 25,866 76,467 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative March February to date Total 4,378,508 4,222,377 13,375,483 OPEC Total 2,030,375 1,823,985 6,050,693 Algeria 20,212 6,044 39,275 Gabon 172,715 151,644 524,783 Indonesia (-) 25,658 31,962 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 111,692 122,021 364,718 Nigeria 483,216 345,121 1,416,121 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 641,716 596,053 1,773,463 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 600,824 577,444 1,900,371 Non-OPEC 2,348,133 2,398,395 7,324,789 Angola 237,187 335,089 818,433 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 606,754 596,836 2,012,347 China (Mainland) 73,201 40,740 173,673 Congo (Brazzaville) 48,894 16,556 152,951 Ecuador 71,459 84,883 172,049 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 713,860 657,168 2,052,059 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 11,898 19,186 80,888 Trinidad & Tobago 22,971 39,175 104,946 Zaire 24,091 15,481 46,843 All Other 537,818 593,281 1,710,600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative March February to date Total 4,631,807 4,430,749 14,043,412 OPEC Total 2,161,637 1,932,406 6,400,805 Algeria 21,677 6,406 41,899 Gabon 182,782 160,125 554,574 Indonesia (-) 27,289 34,247 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) (-) (-) Kuwait 123,445 133,624 394,294 Nigeria 509,599 360,018 1,483,685 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 687,521 636,316 1,892,537 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 636,613 608,628 1,999,569 Non-OPEC 2,470,170 2,498,343 7,642,607 Angola 251,973 351,625 861,458 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 645,606 617,113 2,099,474 China (Mainland) 80,596 43,852 188,767 Congo (Brazzaville) 51,602 17,416 161,676 Ecuador 78,780 91,124 186,358 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 736,450 677,679 2,110,396 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 12,960 20,400 86,518 Trinidad & Tobago 24,095 40,594 109,006 Zaire 25,580 16,337 49,549 All Other 562,528 622,203 1,789,405 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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."