Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

PAULSON & CO INC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/17/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHENIERE ENERGY INC [LNG]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

590 MADISON AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	276,939	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	400,242	D ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	1,011,912	D ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	11,837	D ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	685,636	D ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	1,905,694	D ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	2,542,698	D ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	565,042	D ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PAULSON & CO INC 590 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Paulson John 590 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022		X

Signatures

Stuart L. Merzer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Paulson & Co. Inc.		10/27/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Partners L.P. ("Paulson Partners").
(2)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Partners Enhanced L.P. ("Enhanced L.P.").
(3)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson International Ltd. ("Paulson International").
(4)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Select Ltd. ("Advantage Select Ltd.").
(5)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Master Ltd. ("Advantage Master").
(6)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Plus Master Ltd. ("Advantage Plus Master").
(7)	Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Enhanced Ltd. ("Enhanced Ltd.").
(8)	Reflects the securities of the issuer held directly in accounts managed separately ("Separately Managed Accounts") by Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson").
(9)	Paulson is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Paulson is the investment manager of Paulson Partners, Enhanced L.P., Paulson International, Advantage Select Ltd., Advantage Master, Advantage Plus Master and Enhanced Ltd. (collectively, the "Funds") and to the Separately Managed Accounts. Paulson is also the controlling person of Paulson Advisers LLC, the managing general partner of each of Paulson Partners and Enhanced L.P. John Paulson is the controlling person of Paulson. Each of Paulson and John Paulson may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities directly owned by the Funds and the Separately Managed Accounts. For purposes of this Form 3, Paulson and John Paulson disclaim ownership of the shares of common stock owned by the Funds and accounts reporting on this Form 3 except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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