Define the project before committing to the wrong basis.
A useful feasibility study does more than confirm that a concept is technically possible. It establishes the project basis, compares credible alternatives, identifies the infrastructure and engineering required, and makes uncertainty visible before larger commitments are made.
ONB develops stage-appropriate studies that integrate process engineering, site and utility requirements, preliminary equipment definition, cost inputs, risk, and an executable next-stage plan.
Which option should advance?
Compare process routes, configurations, scales, sites, and implementation approaches against agreed criteria.
Is the project viable at the intended location?
Evaluate feed, utilities, infrastructure, logistics, environmental constraints, and site-specific interfaces.
What engineering basis is sufficiently mature?
Separate established inputs from assumptions, estimates, open questions, and data that must be verified.
What must happen next?
Define the testing, engineering, permitting, commercial, vendor, and implementation actions required for the next gate.
Project objectives and study basis
Decision criteria, design cases, battery limits, assumptions, exclusions, codes, and required study accuracy.
Alternatives and technology screening
Structured comparison of routes, configurations, scales, sites, vendors, and implementation strategies.
Site, feedstock and infrastructure assessment
Feed availability, utilities, roads, logistics, tie-ins, storage, distribution, environmental constraints, and field-data needs.
Preliminary process definition
Block flow diagrams, mass and energy balances, preliminary PFDs, equipment basis, utility demand, and operating philosophy.
Cost and commercial basis
Stage-appropriate CAPEX/OPEX inputs, estimate classification, contingencies, sensitivity, market basis, and financing-readiness actions.
Risk and implementation planning
Technical, execution, permitting, schedule, supply-chain, stakeholder, and information risks with prioritized next actions.
Feasibility is a decision package—not a collection of optimistic assumptions.
ONB distinguishes verified evidence, engineering estimates, sensitivities, and unresolved gaps. The study is structured so management, technical reviewers, investors, laboratories, vendors, and future engineering teams can understand what supports the recommendation.