Front-end loading
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY
Front End Engineering Design; Front-End Engineering and Design; Front end loading; Front End Loading; Front End Engineering and Design; Front-end engineering design; Front-end engineering and design
Front-end loading (FEL), also referred to as pre-project planning (PPP), front-end engineering design (FEED), feasibility analysis, conceptual planning, programming/schematic design and early project planning, is the process for conceptual development of projects in processing industries such as upstream oil and gas, petrochemical, natural gas refining, extractive metallurgy, waste-to-energy, and pharmaceuticals. This involves developing sufficient strategic information with which owners can address risk and make decisions to commit resources in order to maximize the potential for success.