EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1999 Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. Net quantity in thousands of barrels Cumulative Country February January 1999 Total 247,595 262,434 510,029 OPEC Total 123,481 124,565 248,046 Algeria 224 806 1,030 Indonesia 1,838 2,382 4,221 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 19,656 13,852 33,509 Kuwait 3,691 4,757 8,448 Nigeria 18,344 22,511 40,854 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 43,901 41,433 85,334 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 35,826 38,823 74,650 Non-OPEC 124,115 137,869 261,984 Angola 10,299 14,305 24,603 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 1,405 603 2,008 Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 32,009 38,126 70,135 China (-) (-) (-) Congo (Brazzaville) 1,885 2,838 4,723 Congo (Kinshasa) 656 365 1,021 Ecuador 1,434 2,462 3,897 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) 189 189 Mexico 34,702 37,518 72,220 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 1,326 353 1,679 Trinidad and Tobago 818 1,945 2,763 All Other 39,581 39,165 78,746 ______________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country February January 1999 Total 2,343,134 2,412,950 4,756,085 OPEC Total 1,121,303 1,085,128 2,206,431 Algeria 2,683 7,787 10,470 Indonesia 21,168 25,107 46,275 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 178,344 126,067 304,412 Kuwait 33,505 34,719 68,224 Nigeria 197,248 243,244 440,492 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 391,490 344,038 735,528 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 296,864 304,166 601,030 Non-OPEC 1,221,832 1,327,822 2,549,654 Angola 108,382 145,289 253,671 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 14,479 6,509 20,988 Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 330,137 387,896 718,033 China (-) (-) (-) Congo (Brazzaville) 19,007 27,033 46,040 Congo (Kinshasa) 6,735 3,469 10,204 Ecuador 12,371 20,551 32,922 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) 2,080 2,080 Mexico 302,605 318,819 621,424 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 12,626 2,528 15,154 Trinidad and Tobago 9,096 21,680 30,776 (-) (-) (-) All Other 406,395 391,968 798,363 ________________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country February January 1999 Total 2,578,427 2,647,763 5,226,190 OPEC Total 1,261,145 1,220,048 2,481,193 Algeria 2,683 8,811 11,494 Indonesia 22,930 28,219 51,148 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 205,088 145,292 350,380 Kuwait 40,278 40,888 81,166 Nigeria 216,520 266,746 483,266 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 449,050 396,068 845,118 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 324,596 334,024 658,620 Non-OPEC 1,317,282 1,427,715 2,744,997 Angola 119,903 161,071 280,974 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 16,673 7,466 24,138 Cameroon (-) (-) (-) Canada 352,729 413,077 765,805 China (-) (-) (-) Congo (Brazzaville) 20,940 28,431 49,372 Congo (Kinshasa) 7,556 3,852 11,408 Ecuador 13,783 23,294 37,077 Egypt (-) (-) (-) Malaysia (-) 2,453 2,453 Mexico 317,447 333,631 651,078 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru 15,134 3,209 18,343 Trinidad and Tobago 9,731 23,124 32,855 All Other 443,387 428,107 871,494 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."