Cheniere Energy (LNG) Elects Michael J. Wortley as CFO

Effective as of January 14, 2014, H. Davis Thames, ceased to serve as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (AMEX: LNG). Mr. Thames is on a personal leave of absence from the Company. On January 14, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Michael J. Wortley as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Wortley was Vice President, Strategy and Risk of the Company. Mr. Wortley, age 37, served as Vice President, Strategy and Risk of the Company since January 2013. Prior to January 2013, he served as Vice President - Business Development and President of Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, since September 2011. Prior to September 2011, Mr. Wortley served as Vice President - Strategic Planning since January 2009 and Manager - Strategic New Business since August 2007. Prior to joining the Company in February 2005, Mr. Wortley spent five years in oil and gas corporate development, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company. Mr. Wortley began his career as an Internal Auditor with Union Pacific Resources Corporation, a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company subsequently acquired by Anadarko. Mr. Wortley is currently a director and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, and a director and the Chief Financial Officer of Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Wortley will also be Chief Financial Officer of the general partner of Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. Mr. Wortley received a B.B.A. degree in Finance from Southern Methodist University.

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