One more day that I've survived. Another night alone. Pay no mind I'm doing fine. I'm breathing on my own. I'm here. And I'm on the mend. I'm here. And I'm on the mend my friend.
And thereâs more than one gas station in the United States as well. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 114,533 gas stations in the U.S. at the end of 2012, the last year for which data is available. The actual number of gas stations in the United States is a little difficult to pin down. According to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), of the countryâs 151,282 convenience stores at the end of 2013, 121,658 sell fuel, a year-over-year increase of 2.7%.
Largely due to shale gas discoveries, estimated reserves of natural gas in the United States in 2008 were 35% higher than in 2006. In 2007, shale gas fields included the #2 (Barnett/Newark East) and #13 (Antrim) sources of natural gas in the United States in terms of gas volumes produced. The number of unconventional natural gas wells in the US rose from 18,485 in 2004 to 25,145 in 2007 and is expected to continue increasing until about 2040.