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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): December 13, 2004
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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 File (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) 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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(17 CFR 230.425)
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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 December 13, 2004, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the Company and ChevronTexaco have finalized their
previously announced 20-year Terminal Use Agreement (TUA) under which Sabine
Pass LNG, L.P., a subsidiary of Cheniere, will provide 700 million cubic feet
per day (mmcf/d) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity to a ChevronTexaco
affiliate at the LNG receiving terminal being developed by Cheniere near Sabine
Pass in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The TUA gives ChevronTexaco the option to
expand its capacity to 1.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) or to decrease it
to 500 mmcf/d . The press release and the letter delivered by ChevronTexaco on
December 13, 2004, are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this
report and are 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 December 13, 2004 (filed herewith).
99.2 Letter from ChevronTexaco received December 13, 2004
(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: December 13, 2004 By: /s/ Don A. Turkleson
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Name: Don A. Turkleson
Title: Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated December 13, 2004 (filed herewith).
99.2 Letter from ChevronTexaco received December 13, 2004
(filed herewith).