EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 1997 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative September August 1997 Total 272,362 282,547 2,263,825 OPEC Total 145,073 149,058 1,143,364 Algeria 1,030 1,429 7,836 Gabon 8,676 13,269 85,779 Indonesia 3,266 326 14,400 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) 10 7,020 Kuwait 12,084 10,004 81,713 Nigeria 25,898 32,257 238,682 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 46,424 45,490 339,367 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 47,695 46,273 368,566 Non-OPEC 127,289 133,489 1,120,461 Angola 11,150 7,241 105,988 Bahamas (-) (-) 638 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 37,524 42,531 313,616 China 1,882 698 18,774 Congo 4,342 406 18,974 Ecuador 3,921 2,915 28,488 Egypt (-) (-) 2,031 Malaysia 883 1,008 2,540 Mexico 40,986 46,182 356,223 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 3,231 Oman (-) (-) 1,511 Peru 1,386 2,002 12,716 Trinidad and Tobago 1,434 1,142 13,113 Zaire 673 658 6,852 All Other 23,107 28,706 235,767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative September August 1997 Total 4,553,687 4,787,492 40,527,432 OPEC Total 2,420,846 2,523,236 20,185,465 Algeria 20,921 28,955 163,453 Gabon 156,348 244,232 1,624,231 Indonesia 58,889 5,465 274,329 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) 150 119,026 Kuwait 180,231 149,300 1,318,569 Nigeria 486,667 614,989 4,746,612 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 774,132 749,596 5,991,329 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 743,656 730,548 5,947,916 Non-OPEC 2,132,841 2,264,256 20,341,966 Angola 198,064 128,291 2,050,080 Bahamas (-) (-) 11,002 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 615,157 713,641 5,605,140 China 32,890 11,393 378,009 Congo 76,505 6,719 361,807 Ecuador 60,412 45,385 479,030 Egypt (-) (-) 31,554 Malaysia 15,763 19,235 48,681 Mexico 655,730 757,037 6,053,453 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 69,854 Oman (-) (-) 27,263 Peru 20,932 29,716 219,634 Trinidad and Tobago 27,723 23,230 269,611 Zaire 11,448 11,299 125,826 All Other 418,217 518,310 4,611,023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative September August 1997 Total 4,844,356 5,081,779 43,005,681 OPEC Total 2,599,038 2,697,069 21,577,414 Algeria 22,404 31,104 175,412 Gabon 168,480 259,364 1,730,974 Indonesia 63,276 5,921 303,093 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) 169 132,467 Kuwait 199,951 165,237 1,449,171 Nigeria 514,311 648,708 5,006,702 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 842,468 812,587 6,446,246 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 788,146 773,979 6,333,350 Non-OPEC 2,245,319 2,384,710 21,428,267 Angola 210,074 136,614 2,177,763 Bahamas (-) (-) 11,647 Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 642,945 754,673 5,912,460 China 35,761 13,581 417,236 Congo 81,544 7,284 384,856 Ecuador 67,809 49,541 527,825 Egypt (-) (-) 34,766 Malaysia 17,404 20,883 53,612 Mexico 684,327 785,763 6,276,822 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) 71,831 Oman (-) (-) 29,724 Peru 23,922 32,668 240,019 Trinidad and Tobago 28,988 24,120 282,544 Zaire 12,192 12,248 135,313 All Other 440,354 547,335 4,871,850 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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."