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Turda was the first city in Romania and Europe to be supplied with natural gas, starting in 1912. The first gas extraction in Romania occurred in the early 20th century, leading to commercial deliveries by 1912. Turda became the first European city illuminated by natural gas in 1917. The gas industry expanded in Transylvania during the 1920s, with the establishment of pressure regulation stations. Romania also became the first European country to export natural gas in 1959, following the construction of a storage facility in 1958.