Case Studies · Named Clients · Publishable

Field data and engineering thinking from inside Esteem.

Selected projects where the client gave us a completion certificate, a performance letter, an award, or a bonus we can cite. Every client, number, and quote on this page is on the record.

~50
LSTK Fired Heater Projects
230+
High-Criticality Revamps
99%
Schedule Adherence
3
Countries Delivered
Industry Recognition · 2017

Best Turnaround Contractor — BPCL

Awarded to Esteem for the VDU heater revamp at BPCL Mahul Refinery. Convection modules replaced one module per day without removing the stack. The kind of work that wins this award is the work that defines our Turnarounds & Revamps practice.

Pillar · Turnarounds & Revamps

The moat: revamps with receipts.

These are the projects where the client gave us a completion certificate, a performance letter, an award, or a schedule bonus. Full throughput, efficiency, and schedule numbers as reported by the client.

Chemplast Sanmar

India

EDC Cracking Furnace Debottlenecking

Coil and burner revamp on a high-coking EDC cracker — engineering, supply, and execution with post-commissioning support.

  • Throughput +20%
  • Furnace efficiency +10%
  • Cracking conversion ratio increased

"We appreciate the dedicated efforts from Esteem's team and their professional attitude throughout the execution of the job as well as post-commissioning support."

Completion certificate received — publishable

BPCL Mumbai

Mumbai, India

DHDS Heater Augmentation

Complete heater adequacy study covering thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, structural, refractory, APH and stack — followed by execution of the recommended upgrades.

  • Heater duty 12 → 16 MMKcal/hr (+33%)
  • All efficiency targets met
  • Adequacy recommendations executed

"Heater successfully operating at increased duty with the required efficiency targets."

Client performance letter

IOCL Bongaigaon

Assam, India

DCU-1 Phase II Revamp

Entire delayed coker heater rebuilt within a 35-day shutdown window — critical-path engineering, fabrication, and field execution.

  • Thermal efficiency +8%
  • Delivered within the 35-day outage
  • Substantial energy savings

"The entire job was meticulously planned and executed during the shutdown period of thirty-five days."

Client letter

HMEL Bathinda

Punjab, India

HGU Reformer Transfer Line

HTER installation and transfer line modification across HGU Train-1 and Train-2 — coordinated shutdown execution with the client.

  • 10-day shutdown window
  • Completed before time
  • Client bonus received

"Shutdown completed before time. Bonus received from client for excellent work."

Client bonus awarded

BPCL Mahul — Award Case

Mumbai, India

VDU Heater Revamp (2017)

Convection modules of the VDU heater replaced at one module per day without removing the stack. The basis of the BPCL Best Turnaround Contractor award for 2017.

  • One module per day replacement
  • Stack retained in place
  • BPCL Best Turnaround Contractor 2017

"Awarded Best Turnaround Contractor 2017 — BPCL Mahul Refinery."

Industry award

Pillar · Fired Heater EPC

The engine: LSTK fired heater delivery.

Named EPC references across refinery CDU heaters, hydrogen generation reformers, and international supply — India, Thailand, and Egypt.

IOCL Gujarat — LUPEC

Gujarat, India

Charge Heater II · AU-V (CDU)

Complete CDU charge heater package — thermal, mechanical, structural, instrumentation and electrical design, fabrication and supply.

Delivered as part of IOCL Gujarat Refinery LUPEC expansion.

HMEL Bathinda

Punjab, India

New CDU Heater + Existing CDU Revamp

New CDU charge heater package alongside revamp of the existing CDU — replacement of air preheater and ID Fan on the legacy unit.

Single-vendor accountability across new-build and revamp scope.

IRPC Public Co. Ltd.

Rayong, Thailand

HGU Reformer — with Linde

Fabrication and supply of the HGU reformer, including WHRU convection section modules, for the Rayong refinery — executed with Linde.

International supply reference in South-East Asia.

TCI

Egypt

Erection Supervision (Born Heaters)

Site erection supervision in Egypt for a heater designed by Born Heaters, Canada — Esteem field engineers on site through handover.

International field execution reference.

HPCL Mumbai

Mumbai, India

HGU Reformer · DHDS Unit

Hydrogen Generation Unit reformer package for the DHDS unit — design, fabrication, supply, and commissioning.

In continuous operation since March 2000 with no reported problems.

"Reformer Package for DHDS Project is working satisfactorily since March 27, 2000. Till today we are not having any problem."

What the receipts show

Three patterns repeat across every case study

We cite named clients, measured outcomes, and on-the-record quotes because that is what the work actually sounds like when it closes out.

Engineering decides performance

Chemplast EDC: throughput +20% and efficiency +10% at the same time. BPCL DHDS: duty lifted from 12 to 16 MMKcal/hr. Those are engineering judgment calls, made before steel was ordered.

Schedule is a deliverable

IOCL DCU rebuilt inside the 35-day outage. HMEL HGU transfer line delivered inside 10 days — early. BPCL Mahul convection modules: one day per module, stack left standing.

Long-run references

HPCL Mumbai HGU reformer: operating since March 2000 with no reported problems. Long uptime is what separates a fired heater OEM from a fabricator.

Project Gallery

Visual record

Reformers, modular execution, fired heaters, and fabrication capability across our two manufacturing shops at Baddi and Indrad.

HGU reformer installation

HGU Reformer

IOCL · HMEL · HPCL references

Modular fired heater crane lift

Modular Heater Lift

Shop-fabricated delivery

Vertical tube fired heater

Vertical Tube Heater

Petrochemical service

Process furnace under construction

Process Furnace Build

Refinery heater scope

Workshop fabrication of heater components

Workshop Fabrication

Baddi · ASME U+S, IBR

Hydrogen generation unit reformer

HGU Train Execution

Field commissioning

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