EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 1998 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Cumulative Country April March 1998 Total 303,264 268,050 1,069,380 OPEC Total 146,552 143,753 515,563 Algeria 363 195 1,241 Indonesia 1,221 1,021 4,315 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 6,778 4,408 14,313 Kuwait 10,692 12,789 41,219 Nigeria 33,185 30,473 103,996 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 45,512 49,740 172,819 United Arab Emirates 599 (-) 599 Venezuela 48,202 45,128 177,061 Non-OPEC 156,712 124,296 553,817 Angola 15,920 15,474 55,475 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 39,063 34,771 156,961 China 1,857 2,440 5,412 Congo (Brazzaville) 3,350 920 7,093 Congo (Kinshasa) 705 319 1,696 Ecuador 1,707 3,617 9,192 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 991 302 3,022 Mexico 44,560 35,604 158,939 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 1,796 1,517 5,473 Trinidad and Tobago 1,417 1,647 6,425 All Other 45,346 27,684 144,128 ______________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country April March 1998 Total 3,576,166 3,204,470 13,655,995 OPEC Total 1,694,490 1,665,437 6,415,205 Algeria 6,029 2,973 20,248 Indonesia 15,360 12,529 64,567 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 83,003 55,894 189,571 Kuwait 118,429 150,152 503,296 Nigeria 453,695 414,096 1,509,050 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 528,527 580,976 2,182,525 United Arab Emirates 8,331 (-) 8,331 Venezuela 481,116 448,816 1,937,617 Non-OPEC 1,881,675 1,539,033 7,240,790 Angola 203,945 202,707 782,823 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 463,582 449,544 2,065,383 China 24,143 32,265 73,741 Congo (Brazzaville) 43,135 10,347 93,459 Congo (Kinshasa) 8,185 3,506 21,723 Ecuador 19,715 37,612 109,829 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 14,479 4,835 47,479 Mexico 466,260 393,430 1,828,109 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 17,714 17,460 59,352 Trinidad and Tobago 19,791 23,116 96,890 All Other 600,726 364,212 2,062,001 ______________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country April March 1998 Total 3,882,675 3,483,921 14,757,991 OPEC Total 1,871,259 1,840,483 7,040,778 Algeria 6,609 3,279 22,203 Indonesia 17,389 14,005 71,406 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 93,392 61,639 211,752 Kuwait 135,911 169,197 567,964 Nigeria 488,743 448,303 1,627,568 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 593,726 658,136 2,430,857 United Arab Emirates 9,806 (-) 9,806 Venezuela 525,683 485,923 2,099,223 Non-OPEC 2,011,416 1,643,438 7,717,213 Angola 222,660 221,657 854,550 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 491,506 471,368 2,177,196 China 26,825 35,058 81,535 Congo (Brazzaville) 46,177 10,347 97,578 Congo (Kinshasa) 8,965 4,000 24,717 Ecuador 22,481 43,795 125,536 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 15,840 5,348 52,438 Mexico 488,388 411,830 1,909,297 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 21,309 20,060 69,688 Trinidad and Tobago 21,043 24,415 102,311 All Other 646,224 395,561 2,222,366 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."