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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   April 13, 2005
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                              CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                   1-16383                 95-4352386
(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)     File Number)         Identification No.)

                 717 Texas Avenue
                    Suite 3100
                  Houston, Texas                             77002
      (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 659-1361


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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     CFR 230.425)
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     240.14a-12)
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 8.01.   Other Events.

     On April 13, 2005, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today approved
the Company's Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas receiving terminal and
pipeline project. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report
and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

c) Exhibits

 Exhibit
 Number                            Description
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 99.1        Press Release, dated April 13, 2005 (filed herewith).



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.


     Date: April 13, 2005                  By: /s/ Zurab S. Kobiashvili
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                                               Name: Zurab S. Kobiashvili
                                               Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                      General Counsel







EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit
Number       Description
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99.1         Press Release, dated April 13, 2005 (filed herewith).