CEI 2011 Form 8K DOE Approval
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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): May 20, 2011
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
1-16383
95-4352386
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
700 Milam Street
Suite 800
Houston, Texas
 
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 375-5000
 
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 May 20, 2011, Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc., issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, received an order from the U.S. Department of Energy with authorization to export domestically produced natural gas from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal as liquefied natural gas to any country that has, or in the future develops, the capacity to import LNG and with which trade is permissible. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2011 and is incorporated herein in its entirety.    
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit                
Number        Description
 
99.1            Press Release, dated May 20, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2011).
 
    

 

 

 
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.
 
/s/    MEG A. GENTLE 
 
Meg A. Gentle
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: May 20, 2011
 
 
 

 

 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit                
Number        Description
 
99.1            Press Release, dated May 20, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2011).