EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1998 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Country Cumulative February January 1998 Total 233,845 264,221 498,067 OPEC Total 104,405 120,853 225,258 Algeria 448 235 684 Indonesia 668 1,405 2,073 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) 3,127 3,127 Kuwait 8,067 9,671 17,738 Nigeria 18,985 21,354 40,338 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 34,828 42,739 77,568 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 41,409 42,322 83,731 Non-OPEC 129,440 143,368 272,808 Angola 11,737 12,343 24,081 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 42,842 40,284 83,126 China 686 430 1,115 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,821 2 2,823 Congo (Kinshasa) (-) 672 672 Ecuador 1,302 2,567 3,869 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 1,380 349 1,729 Mexico 35,286 43,489 78,775 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 1,085 1,074 2,159 Trinidad and Tobago 1,683 1,677 3,361 All Other 30,617 40,481 71,098 ___________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative February January 1998 Total 3,066,378 3,808,981 6,875,360 OPEC Total 1,330,050 1,725,228 3,055,278 Algeria 7,194 4,052 11,246 Indonesia 12,489 24,190 36,678 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) 50,674 50,674 Kuwait 97,826 136,888 234,714 Nigeria 285,522 355,737 641,259 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 444,189 628,832 1,073,021 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 482,830 524,855 1,007,685 Non-OPEC 1,736,328 2,083,754 3,820,082 Angola 174,412 201,760 376,172 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 561,066 591,192 1,152,257 China 9,994 7,338 17,333 Congo (Brazzaville) 39,940 38 39,978 Congo (Kinshasa) (-) 10,032 10,032 Ecuador 16,314 36,187 52,502 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 22,604 5,561 28,165 Mexico 421,411 547,009 968,419 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 11,318 12,860 24,179 Trinidad and Tobago 26,097 27,886 53,983 All Other 453,173 643,891 1,097,063 __________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Country Cumulative February January 1998 Total 3,293,577 4,097,818 7,391,395 OPEC Total 1,448,239 1,880,797 3,329,036 Algeria 7,898 4,417 12,315 Indonesia 13,725 26,287 40,013 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq (-) 56,720 56,720 Kuwait 110,275 152,580 262,855 Nigeria 308,525 381,997 690,522 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 489,996 688,998 1,178,994 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 517,820 569,797 1,087,617 Non-OPEC 1,845,338 2,217,021 4,062,359 Angola 191,016 219,217 410,233 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) (-) (-) Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 592,746 621,578 1,214,323 China 11,378 8,274 19,652 Congo (Brazzaville) 41,013 41 41,054 Congo (Kinshasa) (-) 11,753 11,753 Ecuador 18,666 40,594 59,260 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 25,108 6,142 31,250 Mexico 437,085 571,994 1,009,079 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 13,454 14,866 28,320 Trinidad and Tobago 27,280 29,574 56,854 All Other 487,591 692,989 1,180,581 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."