The Williams Companies, Inc.
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171
(918) 573-2000
July 9, 2018
VIA EDGAR
Mara L. Ransom
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | The Williams Companies, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-225272) |
Dear Ms. Ransom:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of The Williams Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Williams”), we respectfully request that the effective time of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Williams be accelerated to 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, on July 12, 2018, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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| Sincerely, | ||||||
| The Williams Companies, Inc. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Joshua H. De Rienzis | |||||
| Joshua H. De Rienzis | ||||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||
| cc: | T. Lane Wilson, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, The Williams Companies, Inc. |
| Steven K. Talley, Robyn E. Zolman & Jonathan Whalen, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
| Joshua Davidson & Travis Wofford, Baker Botts L.L.P. |
| Parhaum J. Hamidi, Securities and Exchange Commission |
[Acceleration Request]