Minimum Work Program

When a well or piece of production equipment is temporarily halted or taken offline, often resulting in subcontractors being demobilised or placed on standby with reduced or suspended billable hours until operations resume.

A network of underwater equipment — including wellheads, manifolds, flowlines, and control systems — installed on the seabed to extract and transport oil or gas to a surface facility, representing a specialised scope of subsea installation, inspection, and maintenance work that subcontractors must hold specific certifications and equipment to perform. For field service companies, contracts in this space typically involve saturation diving support, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations, or subsea engineering services under strict offshore safety and quality regimes.

Provincial agencies in Canada that provide workplace injury insurance. Contractors must maintain WCB coverage and good standing to work on most sites.

A company that provides specialized services to oil and gas operators, such as drilling, completions, workover, transportation, or maintenance. Also called oilfield services (OFS).

A safety and compliance management system used by some operators to pre-qualify and manage contractors working on their sites.

A contract between an operator and a service company that establishes the general terms and conditions for all future work. Individual jobs are then executed under work orders or AFEs referencing the MSA.