CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 10, 2004, relating to the financial statements of Freeport LNG Development, L.P., which appears on page 81 in Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2004.
| /s/ HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP |
September 3, 2004
Phoenix, Arizona