EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1999 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half unit of measurment shown. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Cumulative Country August July 1999 Total 281,061 277,017 2,171,514 OPEC Total 134,403 128,622 1,050,204 Algeria 1 1,302 6,821 Indonesia 1,511 1,150 15,522 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 19,891 22,515 160,705 Kuwait 10,592 7,794 58,278 Nigeria 22,954 16,378 168,701 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 40,405 41,224 328,400 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 39,049 38,259 311,777 Non-OPEC 146,657 148,395 1,121,309 Angola 11,588 8,274 93,144 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 453 1,595 10,049 Cameroon (-) 395 1,212 Canada 36,056 37,555 284,066 China 424 (-) 2,552 Congo (Brazzaville) 1,886 964 14,410 Congo (Kinshasa) 350 665 4,111 Ecuador 3,929 2,189 19,771 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 646 337 3,372 Mexico 40,354 37,769 305,088 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 1,073 1,216 7,848 Trinidad and Tobago 1,580 1,553 10,189 All Other 48,318 55,882 365,497 ________________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country August July 1999 Total 5,001,610 4,435,369 28,648,038 OPEC Total 2,351,703 2,013,186 13,505,028 Algeria 16 23,004 98,001 Indonesia 27,437 18,424 214,342 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 345,894 349,814 2,100,478 Kuwait 196,996 127,679 805,401 Nigeria 447,399 279,937 2,428,149 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 687,861 645,690 4,116,471 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 646,101 568,637 3,742,185 Non-OPEC 2,649,907 2,422,183 15,143,010 Angola 226,234 137,848 1,289,412 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 9,265 27,468 141,702 Cameroon (-) 7,570 18,634 Canada 614,572 594,142 3,751,708 China 6,951 (-) 32,472 Congo (Brazzaville) 34,534 16,272 194,580 Congo (Kinshasa) 6,793 11,412 56,897 Ecuador 68,798 34,064 262,590 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 13,429 6,430 58,407 Mexico 715,907 593,934 3,860,687 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 16,099 17,737 96,331 Trinidad and Tobago 27,447 27,788 148,651 All Other 909,879 947,518 5,230,938 _________________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country August July 1999 Total 5,231,121 4,659,282 30,541,971 OPEC Total 2,480,692 2,138,874 14,601,800 Algeria 17 24,072 104,423 Indonesia 29,206 19,826 232,445 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 368,434 374,677 2,301,493 Kuwait 212,125 136,389 890,322 Nigeria 467,047 293,022 2,591,903 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 731,364 695,422 4,515,005 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 672,498 595,466 3,966,209 Non-OPEC 2,750,429 2,520,408 15,940,171 Angola 237,647 145,110 1,388,725 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 10,004 29,764 156,599 Cameroon (-) 8,246 20,406 Canada 637,575 615,928 3,935,431 China 7,366 (-) 34,418 Congo (Brazzaville) 36,335 17,188 207,942 Congo (Kinshasa) 7,200 12,373 61,910 Ecuador 73,850 37,175 286,274 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia 14,558 6,919 63,848 Mexico 731,086 606,745 3,978,387 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 16,636 18,723 106,242 Trinidad and Tobago 28,433 28,729 155,579 All Other 949,741 993,510 5,544,410 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (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."