EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 1998 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Cumulative Country September August 1998 Total 246,853 289,081 2,443,930 OPEC Total 116,484 134,819 1,167,154 Algeria 224 283 3,330 Indonesia 1,460 1,445 10,495 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 13,841 15,562 61,814 Kuwait 6,396 9,247 90,994 Nigeria 19,749 23,779 229,004 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 36,522 41,313 383,426 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 599 Venezuela 38,292 43,192 387,492 Non-OPEC 130,370 154,261 1,276,777 Angola 14,125 15,437 129,282 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 1,871 389 2,687 Cameroon (-) (-) 437 Canada 33,920 39,561 350,736 China (-) 2,383 14,636 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,750 2,684 15,330 Congo (Kinshasa) 346 45 4,185 Ecuador 4,054 4,497 24,806 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) 10,681 Mexico 38,382 40,308 361,021 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 571 1,086 11,007 Trinidad and Tobago 575 501 12,664 All Other 33,777 47,371 339,306 ________________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country September August 1998 Total 2,710,788 3,072,390 28,873,349 OPEC Total 1,213,847 1,368,231 13,299,908 Algeria 2,491 3,540 48,207 Indonesia 18,103 17,930 140,961 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 158,020 164,826 713,220 Kuwait 65,280 85,544 983,730 Nigeria 245,988 284,892 3,122,123 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 370,913 403,111 4,315,264 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 8,331 Venezuela 353,052 408,389 3,968,071 Non-OPEC 1,496,941 1,704,159 15,573,441 Angola 167,090 178,332 1,693,278 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 24,808 4,821 34,883 Cameroon (-) (-) 4,916 Canada 381,663 451,267 4,302,921 China (-) 28,536 188,603 Congo (Brazzaville) 30,075 29,723 188,012 Congo (Kinshasa) 3,853 467 51,848 Ecuador 46,095 44,028 269,831 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) 154,572 Mexico 405,639 397,425 3,932,817 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 4,483 8,532 105,496 Trinidad and Tobago 8,298 6,460 181,853 All Other 424,937 554,569 4,464,412 ___________________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country September August 1998 Total 2,954,408 3,363,690 31,304,795 OPEC Total 1,353,100 1,529,868 14,677,191 Algeria 2,781 3,970 52,815 Indonesia 19,739 20,261 156,277 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 182,754 186,946 808,955 Kuwait 77,184 103,209 1,130,062 Nigeria 267,569 310,516 3,375,088 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 421,133 461,157 4,850,896 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) 9,806 Venezuela 381,940 443,808 4,293,293 Non-OPEC 1,601,308 1,833,822 16,627,605 Angola 182,097 196,294 1,848,007 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 27,670 5,020 38,226 Cameroon (-) (-) 5,414 Canada 408,897 481,745 4,558,032 China (-) 32,778 211,531 Congo (Brazzaville) 31,680 31,351 197,571 Congo (Kinshasa) 4,340 521 58,003 Ecuador 52,527 51,103 310,741 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) (-) 171,517 Mexico 420,177 413,561 4,094,478 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 5,476 10,164 125,198 Trinidad and Tobago 8,660 6,796 191,245 All Other 459,784 604,489 4,817,642 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."