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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): October 7, 2005



                              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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Item 8.01   Other Events

On October 7, 2005, Cheniere Energy, Inc. issued a press release providing an
update on the impact of Hurricane Rita on its Sabine Pass construction site in
west Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

c)  Exhibits

Exhibit
Number            Description
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99.1              Press Release, dated October 7, 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:  October 7, 2005              By:   /s/ Don A. Turkleson
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                                              Name:  Don A. Turkleson
                                              Title: Senior Vice President
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer







EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number            Description
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99.1              Press Release, dated October 7, 2005 (filed herewith)