EXHIBIT 23.3




            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  16, 2006,  relating to the
financial  statements of Freeport LNG  Development,  L.P., which appears on page
125 in Cheniere  Energy,  Inc.'s  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
13, 2006.


                                                       /s/ HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP
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                                                       HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP



June 8, 2006
Dallas, Texas