EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 1998 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Cumulative Country October September 1998 Total 282,542 246,853 2,726,472 OPEC Total 147,412 116,484 1,314,565 Algeria 1,191 224 4,521 Indonesia 3,086 1,460 13,581 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 19,542 13,841 81,356 Kuwait 11,280 6,396 102,274 Nigeria 21,330 19,749 250,334 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 45,530 36,522 428,955 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 599 Venezuela 45,453 38,292 432,945 Non-OPEC 135,130 130,370 1,411,907 Angola 9,879 14,125 139,161 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) 1,871 2,687 Cameroon 376 (-) 813 Canada 38,830 33,920 389,566 China 1,363 (-) 15,999 Congo (Brazzaville) 1,848 2,750 17,178 Congo (Kinshasa) 656 346 4,842 Ecuador 4,475 4,054 29,281 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) 10,681 Mexico 33,628 38,382 394,648 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 1,092 571 12,098 Trinidad and Tobago 3,248 575 15,912 All Other 39,735 33,777 379,041 _____________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country October September 1998 Total 3,273,486 2,710,788 32,146,835 OPEC Total 1,633,290 1,213,847 14,933,198 Algeria 16,719 2,491 64,927 Indonesia 37,050 18,103 178,011 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 208,122 158,020 921,342 Kuwait 117,040 65,280 1,100,771 Nigeria 288,238 245,988 3,410,362 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 486,769 370,913 4,802,033 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 8,331 Venezuela 479,351 353,052 4,447,421 Non-OPEC 1,640,196 1,496,941 17,213,637 Angola 128,084 167,090 1,821,362 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) 24,808 34,883 Cameroon 4,716 (-) 9,632 Canada 470,483 381,663 4,773,404 China 17,987 (-) 206,591 Congo (Brazzaville) 23,714 30,075 211,725 Congo (Kinshasa) 8,020 3,853 59,867 Ecuador 55,881 46,095 325,712 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) 154,572 Mexico 371,179 405,639 4,303,997 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 9,626 4,483 115,122 Trinidad and Tobago 44,007 8,298 225,859 All Other 506,500 424,937 4,970,912 ____________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country October September 1998 Total 3,557,173 2,954,408 34,861,969 OPEC Total 1,816,152 1,353,100 16,493,343 Algeria 17,733 2,781 70,547 Indonesia 41,777 19,739 198,053 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 240,497 182,754 1,049,452 Kuwait 137,147 77,184 1,267,210 Nigeria 310,820 267,569 3,685,907 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 555,297 421,133 5,406,193 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 9,806 Venezuela 512,881 381,940 4,806,174 Non-OPEC 1,741,021 1,601,308 18,368,626 Angola 138,044 182,097 1,986,050 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei (-) 27,670 38,226 Cameroon 5,129 (-) 10,543 Canada 500,060 408,897 5,058,092 China 19,854 (-) 231,384 Congo (Brazzaville) 24,782 31,680 222,352 Congo (Kinshasa) 8,783 4,340 66,786 Ecuador 62,552 52,527 373,293 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) 171,517 Mexico 383,523 420,177 4,478,001 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 11,295 5,476 136,493 Trinidad and Tobago 46,144 8,660 237,390 All Other 540,855 459,784 5,358,497 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."