EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-57533 and
333-49847) and in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-52479) of
Cheniere Energy, Inc. of our report dated March 15, 1999 appearing on page 19 of
Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 1998.


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Houston, Texas
March 26, 1999