South African downstream petroleumPetroleum feasibility

Test the service-station opportunity before capital is committed.

UFuel performs petroleum-specific feasibility studies for proposed service stations, truck stops and related fuel developments to assess whether the site, market, operating concept and financial assumptions support further investment.

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What a petrol-station feasibility study must establish

Site location, visibility and access
Road hierarchy, traffic movement and directional flow
Existing and planned competitors
Local market, land uses and demand generators
Estimated fuel demand and non-fuel revenue opportunity
Development concept and infrastructure requirements
Indicative capital cost and implementation assumptions
Operating expenses, margins and working capital
Financial projections, sensitivities and investment returns
Key planning, environmental, access and licensing dependencies

Choose the level of assessment required

Initial site screening

Desktop pre-feasibility

Rapid initial assessment before major design, property or professional expenditure is committed.

Full feasibility study

Detailed site, market, competitor, demand, operating and financial analysis.

Funding and investor assessment

Lender or investor pack

Expanded assumptions, sensitivities, risks and funding information for external assessment.

What the study is not: A feasibility study is not a guarantee of licence approval, planning approval, finance or future sales. It is a decision document based on the evidence and assumptions available at the assessment date.