SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 Final Amendment

             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                              Cheniere Energy, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)



                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                    16411R208
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                                 (CUSIP Number)



                                  May 31, 2004
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

      |X|  Rule 13d-1(b)
      |_|  Rule 13d-1(c)
      |_|  Rule 13d-1(d)


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP No. 16411R208                                           Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC
    13-3174112
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2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP          (a) |_|
                                                              (b) |_|
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3)  SEC USE ONLY

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4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    New York
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                                  5)     SOLE VOTING POWER

       NUMBER                            10,500
       OF                        -----------------------------------------------
       SHARES                     6)     SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY                          None
       EACH                      -----------------------------------------------
       REPORTING                  7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON
       WITH                              None
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                                  8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         393,993
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9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    393,993
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10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    2.6%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    BD
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                                  Schedule 13G

Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

333 Clay Street - Suite 3400
Houston, TX  77002

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

1775 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY  10019

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

New York

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

16411R208

Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b), or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a)   [x] Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the Act
                      (15 U.S.C. 78o)

            (b)   |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
                      78c)

            (c)   |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                      Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)

            (d)   |_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
                      Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)

            (e)   |_| Investment Adviser in accordance with ss.
                      240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

            (f)   |_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
                      ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g)   |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
                      with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)


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            (h)   |_| Savings Association as defined in ss.3(b) of the Federal
                      Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)

            (i)   |_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                      investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment
                      Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)

            (j)   |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J)

Item 4.     Ownership.

            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 393,993

            (b) Percent of class: 2.6%

            (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

                (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 10,500

                (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None

                (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                      None

                (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                      393,993

            The shares reported include 372,213 shares held in customer accounts
            over which partners and/or employees of the Reporting Person have
            discretionary authority to dispose of or direct the disposition of
            the shares, 11,280 shares held in accounts owned by the partners of
            the Reporting Person and their families, and 10,500 shares held in
            the account of the profit-sharing plan of the Reporting Person ("the
            Profit-Sharing Plan").

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the
reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent
of the class of securities.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

Not applicable


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Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable

Item 10.    Certification.

            By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.



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                                    SIGNATURE


         After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement is true, complete and correct.


                                      June 10, 2004
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                                          Date


                                      /s/ Walter Weadock
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                                          Signature


                                      Walter Weadock, Member
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                                          Name/Title