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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Gentle Meg
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHENIERE ENERGY INC [LNG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
700 MILAM ST., SUITE 800		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 44,254
D
 

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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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 06/01/2009 Common Stock 80,000 $ 7.525 D  
Phantom Stock   (2) 12/31/2010 Common Stock 75,000 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gentle Meg
700 MILAM ST.
SUITE 800
HOUSTON, TX 77002		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Meg A. Gentle 02/27/2008
**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) These options were issued on June 1, 2004 and vested in 3 equal installments on June 1, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(2) Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Cheniere Energy, Inc. Common Stock, and one-third of the phantom stock is payable in cash or in Cheniere Common Stock if the following average stock prices are achieved as reported on the American Stock Exchange for the last 20 trading days of the designated performance period ending Dec. 31, 2008, 2009 or 2010, or any future performance period. The stock prices to be achieved for the performance periods are: 2008 - $42.00; 2009 - $50.00; 2010 - $60.00.

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