FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PAULSON & CO INC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHENIERE ENERGY INC [LNG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
590 MADISON AVENUE, 
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/27/2008
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/27/2008   P   549 A $ 1.464 12,386 D (1) (5) (6) (7)  
Common Stock 10/27/2008   P   31,808 A $ 1.464 717,444 D (2) (5) (6) (7)  
Common Stock 10/27/2008   P   88,408 A $ 1.464 2,018,580 D (3) (5) (6) (7)  
Common Stock 10/27/2008   P   3,320 A $ 1.464 543,884 D (4) (5) (6) (7)  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 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    
PAULSON PARTNERS LP
590 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
Paulson Partners Enchanced L.P.
590 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
Paulson International Ltd.
C/O BNY ALT. INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD.
18 CHURCH STREET, SKANDIA HOUSE
HAMILTON, D0 HM11
    X    
Paulson Advantage Select Ltd.
C/O BNY ALT. INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD.
18 CHURCH STREET, SKANDIA HOUSE
HAMILTON, D0 HM11
    X    
Paulson Advantage Master Ltd.
C/O BNY ALT. INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD.
18 CHURCH STREET, SKANDIA HOUSE
HAMILTON, D0 HM11
    X    
Paulson Advantage Plus Master Ltd.
C/O BNY ALT. INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD.
18 CHURCH STREET, SKANDIA HOUSE
HAMILTON, D0 HM11
    X    
PAULSON ENHANCED LTD
C/O BNY ALT. INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD.
18 CHURCH STREET, SKANDIA HOUSE
HAMILTON, D0 HM11
    X    

Signatures

 Stuart L. Merzer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Paulson & Co. Inc.   10/29/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 Advantage Select Ltd. ("Advantage Select Ltd.").
(2) Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Master Ltd. ("Advantage Master").
(3) Reflects the securities of the issuer owned directly by Paulson Advantage Plus Master Ltd. ("Advantage Plus Master").
(4) Reflects the securities of the issuer held directly in accounts managed separately ("Separately Managed Accounts") by Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson").
(5) Paulson is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Paulson is the investment manager of Paulson Partners L.P. ("Paulson Partners"), Paulson Partners Enhanced L.P. ("Enhanced L.P."), Paulson International Ltd. ("Paulson International"), Advantage Select Ltd., Advantage Master, Advantage Plus Master, Paulson Enhanced Ltd. ("Enhanced Ltd.") and 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.
(6) Paulson Partners directly owns 276,939 shares of common stock, Enhanced L.P. directly owns 400,242 shares of common stock, Paulson International directly owns 1,011,912 shares of common stock, and Enhanced Ltd. directly owns 2,542,698 shares of common stock.
(7) Each of Paulson and John Paulson may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities directly owned by Paulson Partners, Enhanced L.P., Paulson International, Advantage Select Ltd., Advantage Master, Advantage Plus Master and Enhanced Ltd. (collectively, the "Funds") and the Separately Managed Accounts. For purposes of this Form 4, Paulson and John Paulson disclaim ownership of the shares of common stock owned by the Funds and accounts reporting on this Form 4 except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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