A separate paper will make a similar proposal for new wind farms . Ministers prepare to announce UK 's shale - gas reserves are much larger than previously estimated . UK 's only fracking project was suspended after two minor earthquakes in 2011 . There is extraction of gas and oil by pumping water at high pressure into the rock .
Ministers prepare to announce UK 's shale - gas reserves are much larger than previously estimated . UK 's only fracking project was suspended after two minor earthquakes in 2011 . There is extraction of gas and oil by pumping water at high pressure into the rock .