41.   There was no immediate response from the Kazak pipeline operator.

42.   Under the legislation, pipeline operators for the first time would have to submit to federal or state agencies detailed risk assessments and inspection plans.

43.   Williams Cos., a Tulsa, Okla.,-based energy trader and pipeline operator bought Barrett in June.

44.   The company, spun off from pipeline operator Williams Co., had said earlier this month it did not envision bankruptcy.

45.   The company, a high-speed Internet group spun off from pipeline operator Williams Company, had said earlier this year it did not envision bankruptcy.