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EXHIBIT 23(b)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
The Williams Companies, Inc. shown below 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 this Annual
Report of The Williams Companies, Inc. on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
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Form S-3: Registration No. 333-20927 Registration No. 333-20929
Registration No. 333-24683 Registration No. 333-29185
Registration No. 333-35097 Registration No. 333-66141
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Form S-8: Registration No. 33-36770 Registration No. 33-40979
Registration No. 33-43999 Registration No. 33-44381
Registration No. 33-45550 Registration No. 33-51539
Registration No. 33-51543
Registration No. 33-51547 Registration No. 33-51549
Registration No. 33-51551 Registration No. 33-56521
Registration No. 33-58671
Registration No. 333-03957 Registration No. 333-11151
Registration No. 333-30095 Registration No. 333-33735
Registration No. 333-40721 Registration No. 333-48945
Registration No. 333-61597 Registration No. 333-76929
Registration No. 333-90265
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 15, 2000
