SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

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^*

Gentle Meg

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

700 MILAM ST.

SUITE 800

(Street)

HOUSTON

77002

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2008

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

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 of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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

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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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

Explanation of Responses:

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.

	/s/ Meg A. Gentle	02/27/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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