EXHIBIT 23(b)


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 15, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Cheniere Energy, Inc.,
which appears in Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
April 27, 2000
Houston, Texas