While Pennsylvania’s natural gas production is on the rise, energy lawyers in the state said that will not have an immediate impact on their practices. But, they said, the numbers forecast a bright future for multidisciplinary energy practices in Pennsylvania, as well as the overall state economy.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection published its annual Oil and Gas Report earlier this month, which said Pennsylvania’s natural gas production rate increased to a record high, despite a nationwide downturn in oil and gas drilling activities.