EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1998 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Cumulative Country August July 1998 Total 289,081 278,706 2,197,077 OPEC Total 134,819 134,489 1,050,670 Algeria 283 496 3,105 Indonesia 1,445 1,901 9,035 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 15,562 6,811 47,973 Kuwait 9,247 13,572 84,598 Nigeria 23,779 23,164 209,255 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 41,313 47,469 346,904 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 599 Venezuela 43,192 41,077 349,200 Non-OPEC 154,261 144,217 1,146,407 Angola 15,437 16,190 115,157 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 389 (-) 816 Cameroon (-) 437 437 Canada 39,561 38,811 316,816 China 2,383 1,644 14,636 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,684 942 12,580 Congo (Kinshasa) 45 673 3,840 Ecuador 4,497 2,412 20,752 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) 736 10,681 Mexico 40,308 39,203 322,639 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 1,086 1,076 10,436 Trinidad and Tobago 501 1,716 12,088 All Other 47,371 40,378 305,529 ______________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country August July 1998 Total 3,072,390 2,986,154 26,162,561 OPEC Total 1,368,231 1,366,017 12,086,061 Algeria 3,540 6,433 45,716 Indonesia 17,930 22,563 122,858 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 164,826 71,550 555,200 Kuwait 85,544 130,157 918,450 Nigeria 284,892 275,727 2,876,136 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 403,111 468,719 3,944,351 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 8,331 Venezuela 408,389 390,868 3,615,019 Non-OPEC 1,704,159 1,620,137 14,076,500 Angola 178,332 184,588 1,526,188 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 4,821 (-) 10,074 Cameroon (-) 4,916 4,916 Canada 451,267 450,952 3,921,257 China 28,536 20,613 188,603 Congo (Brazzaville) 29,723 10,714 157,937 Congo (Kinshasa) 467 6,985 47,995 Ecuador 44,028 24,819 223,736 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) 9,647 154,572 Mexico 397,425 405,468 3,527,179 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 8,532 9,315 101,013 Trinidad and Tobago 6,460 21,255 173,555 All Other 554,569 470,864 4,039,475 _____________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country August July 1998 Total 3,363,690 3,247,418 28,350,387 OPEC Total 1,529,868 1,516,618 13,324,090 Algeria 3,970 7,060 50,034 Indonesia 20,261 24,743 136,538 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 186,946 82,513 626,201 Kuwait 103,209 149,849 1,052,878 Nigeria 310,516 297,926 3,107,519 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 461,157 531,645 4,429,763 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 9,806 Venezuela 443,808 422,882 3,911,353 Non-OPEC 1,833,822 1,730,800 15,026,297 Angola 196,294 202,468 1,665,910 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 5,020 (-) 10,556 Cameroon (-) 5,414 5,414 Canada 481,745 476,148 4,149,135 China 32,778 23,681 211,531 Congo (Brazzaville) 31,351 11,894 165,891 Congo (Kinshasa) 521 7,874 53,663 Ecuador 51,103 28,772 258,214 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) 10,926 171,517 Mexico 413,561 420,454 3,674,301 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 10,164 10,999 119,722 Trinidad and Tobago 6,796 22,372 182,585 All Other 604,489 509,797 4,357,859 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."