EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE PETROLEUM BY COUNTRY, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 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 October September 1999 Total 264,306 274,202 2,710,021 OPEC Total 125,680 134,867 1,310,751 Algeria (-) (-) (-) Indonesia 1,621 2,810 19,953 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 31,165 23,267 215,137 Kuwait 5,548 7,298 71,125 Nigeria 13,025 18,267 199,993 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 38,847 44,504 411,752 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 35,473 38,720 385,970 Non-OPEC 138,626 139,335 1,399,270 Angola 13,635 15,969 122,748 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 2,683 828 13,560 Cameroon (-) (-) 1,212 Canada 36,277 32,189 352,532 China (-) 2,210 4,762 Congo (Brazzaville) 2,235 1,277 17,922 Congo (Kinshasa) 657 (-) 4,768 Ecuador 3,438 1,977 25,186 Egypt 517 549 1,066 Malaysia 1,129 1,052 5,552 Mexico 35,316 35,148 375,553 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru (-) 1,080 8,928 Trinidad and Tobago 2,079 1,529 13,797 All Other 40,662 45,525 451,684 _________________________________________________________________ Customs value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country October September 1999 Total 5,481,262 5,351,367 39,480,667 OPEC Total 2,546,848 2,563,857 18,615,732 Algeria (-) (-) 98,008 Indonesia 35,620 53,677 303,640 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 616,388 434,031 3,150,896 Kuwait 123,721 154,318 1,083,440 Nigeria 316,942 384,886 3,129,977 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 770,338 818,242 5,705,052 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 683,838 718,696 5,144,719 Non-OPEC 2,934,415 2,787,511 20,864,935 Angola 303,546 326,689 1,919,647 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 62,197 19,044 222,943 Cameroon (-) (-) 18,634 Canada 733,392 598,808 5,083,908 China (-) 43,173 75,645 Congo (Brazzaville) 47,224 24,984 266,788 Congo (Kinshasa) 14,644 (-) 71,542 Ecuador 74,457 35,311 372,358 Egypt 9,610 11,459 21,069 Malaysia 26,972 23,676 109,056 Mexico 697,943 683,380 5,242,010 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru (-) 20,714 117,045 Trinidad and Tobago 48,080 31,673 228,403 All Other 916,350 968,600 7,115,889 _________________________________________________________________ C.i.f. value in thousands of dollars Cumulative Country October September 1999 Total 5,705,420 5,569,250 41,816,641 OPEC Total 2,670,665 2,691,091 19,963,556 Algeria (-) 7 104,430 Indonesia 37,410 56,808 326,663 Iran (-) (-) (-) Iraq 651,633 460,402 3,413,529 Kuwait 130,674 163,951 1,184,947 Nigeria 328,748 399,371 3,320,022 Qatar (-) (-) (-) Saudi Arabia 812,404 865,647 6,193,056 United Arab Emirates (-) (-) (-) Venezuela 709,795 744,904 5,420,908 Non-OPEC 3,034,756 2,878,159 21,853,086 Angola 315,451 340,353 2,044,528 Bahamas (-) (-) (-) Brunei 66,091 20,069 242,759 Cameroon (-) (-) 20,406 Canada 757,202 619,430 5,312,063 China (-) 45,632 80,050 Congo (Brazzaville) 49,353 26,408 283,703 Congo (Kinshasa) 15,239 (-) 77,149 Ecuador 78,604 37,981 402,859 Egypt 10,178 12,063 22,241 Malaysia 27,981 25,247 117,077 Mexico 717,913 696,155 5,392,456 Netherlands Antilles (-) (-) (-) Oman (-) (-) (-) Peru (-) 21,510 127,752 Trinidad and Tobago 49,394 32,649 237,622 All Other 947,349 1,000,661 7,492,421 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."