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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kobiashvili Zurab S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHENIERE ENERGY INC [LNG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 700 MILAM ST., SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/25/2007 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock

(1)

05/25/2007

A

37,000

(1)

12/31/2010

Common Stock

37,000

$ 0

37,000

D

Phantom Stock

(2)

05/25/2007

A

111,000

(2)

12/31/2010

Common Stock

111,000

$ 0

111,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kobiashvili Zurab S 700 MILAM ST. SUITE 800 HOUSTON, TX 77002			Sr. VP & General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Zurab S. Kobiashvili		05/30/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Cheniere Energy, Inc. Common Stock, and is payable in cash or in Cheniere Common Stock if the average closing stock price of $33.57 is achieved as reported on the American Stock Exchange for the last 20 trading days of the earliest of 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010.
(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 closing 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 performance periods are: 2008 - $42.00; 2009 - $50.00; 2010 - $60.00.

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