EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 1997 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative May 97 April 97 1997 Total 270,814 249,824 1,177,361 OPEC Total 143,368 129,600 573,519 Algeria 1,284 (-) 2,975 Gabon 10,593 7,316 42,068 Indonesia 1,760 1,033 4,183 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 3,022 1,533 4,555 Kuwait 6,623 8,360 34,130 Nigeria 33,104 34,110 128,378 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 42,134 38,650 169,552 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 44,848 38,598 187,679 Non-OPEC 127,447 120,224 603,842 Angola 12,063 13,411 62,187 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 32,780 32,755 166,055 China 660 2,634 11,291 Congo 2,875 1,000 10,789 Ecuador 3,217 1,990 14,260 Egypt (-) 1,363 1,363 Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 40,488 42,355 190,868 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 2,456 Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 736 1,698 6,205 Trinidad and Tobago 2,031 1,432 7,999 Zaire 1,049 936 4,161 All Other 31,549 20,650 126,209 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative May 97 April 97 1997 Total 4,603,533 4,289,441 22,268,458 OPEC Total 2,409,009 2,186,106 10,645,810 Algeria 26,195 (-) 65,470 Gabon 179,898 129,474 834,155 Indonesia 33,150 21,402 86,515 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 51,134 25,712 76,846 Kuwait 108,651 120,867 594,236 Nigeria 602,151 643,522 2,661,793 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 719,926 656,460 3,149,849 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 687,904 588,669 3,176,945 Non-OPEC 2,194,524 2,103,335 11,622,648 Angola 204,889 244,048 1,267,370 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 552,328 592,474 3,157,149 China 12,320 50,064 236,057 Congo 46,881 19,086 218,918 Ecuador 52,911 32,059 257,018 Egypt (-) 20,619 20,619 Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 669,476 687,013 3,408,547 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 57,532 Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 11,308 29,677 121,873 Trinidad and Tobago 38,865 25,913 169,724 Zaire 16,282 16,608 79,733 All Other 589,265 385,774 2,628,107 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative May 97 April 97 1997 Total 4,923,875 4,576,612 23,543,898 OPEC Total 2,592,277 2,348,642 11,341,724 Algeria 28,328 (-) 70,227 Gabon 191,390 139,149 885,113 Indonesia 36,431 23,588 94,266 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 56,696 28,914 85,609 Kuwait 119,127 135,105 648,527 Nigeria 639,888 681,809 2,805,382 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 778,482 702,963 3,373,982 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 741,935 637,115 3,378,619 Non-OPEC 2,331,597 2,227,970 12,202,175 Angola 220,392 261,100 1,342,949 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 593,891 628,009 3,321,374 China 14,180 54,985 257,932 Congo 50,635 19,996 232,307 Ecuador 59,145 35,648 281,151 Egypt (-) 22,694 22,694 Malaysia (-) (-) (-) Mexico 696,847 717,160 3,524,403 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 58,727 Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 11,991 32,231 130,740 Trinidad and Tobago 41,238 27,746 177,991 Zaire 17,695 18,342 85,587 All Other 625,583 410,059 2,766,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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."