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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



Independent Auditors' Consent


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-39800 of The Williams Companies, Inc. on
Form S-3 of our report dated January 27, 1998 (March 3, 1998, as to Notes 2 and
16 to the MAPCO Inc. consolidated financial statements) with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of MAPCO Inc., which report includes
explanatory paragraphs relating to certain litigation to which MAPCO Inc. is a
defendant and the change in its method of accounting for business process
reengineering activities to conform to the consensus reached by the Emerging
Issues Task Force in Issue No. 97-13, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K/A of The Williams Companies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999, and
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is
part of this Registration Statement.





Deloitte & Touche LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
November 29, 2000