ONGC in talks to slash onland rig rates Vol 20, PW 19 (15 Jun 17) News in Brief ONGC is negotiating with two Indian consortia to hire three 2000-hp land rigs for its... Buy this article forRs590 $9 For a 30-article or annual subscription rates click here RelatedONGC wants to hire seven 2000-hp land rigs (11 Feb 16) 'Lower your rig rates or else!' ONGC tells drillers (29 Jan 15) ONGC talks rig money with Russians (21 Mar 13) Onland rig hire rates down by 20% from last year (10 Sep 09) Expect high rig rates for ONGC's new-build tender (24 Jul 08) Sundareshan blocks ONGC deal for Eirik Raude rig (29 Nov 07) ONGC tries to lower Jindal rig rates (04 Oct 07) ONGC looks to Reliance or ENI for deepwater rig (30 Nov 06) ONGC tries to force down rig prices (04 Dec 02) Assam and Gujarat lobby for 40% royalty per tonne (14 Aug 02)