EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the Company)
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I Don A. Turkleson,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that,
to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 9, 2003

/s/ Don A. Turkleson
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Don A. Turkleson
Chief Financial Officer