UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.003 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
16411R208
(CUSIP Number)
October 2, 2002
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 16411R208 Page 2 of 10
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited
Partnership
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 88-0451737
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nevada
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 809,700
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 809,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
809,700
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 16411R208 Page 3 of 10
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Resource Capital Investment Corporation
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 88-0384205
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nevada
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 809,700
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 809,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
809,700
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP No. 16411R208 Page 4 of 10
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Rule Family Trust udt
12/17/98
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Not Applicable
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 809,700
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 809,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
809,700
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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CUSIP No. 16411R208 Page 5 of 10
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Arthur Richards Rule
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Not Applicable
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 809,700
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 809,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
809,700
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 16411R208 Page 6 of 10
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, Texas 77002
Item 2
(a).-(c). Name, Principal Business Address and Citizenship of Persons Filing:
(1) Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership
("Exploration Capital 2000")
8375 West Flamingo Boulevard, Suite 200
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
Citizenship: Nevada
(2) Resource Capital Investment Corporation ("Resource Capital")
8375 West Flamingo Boulevard, Suite 200
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
Citizenship: Nevada
(3) Rule Family Trust udt 12/17/98 (the "Trust")
7770 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009
Citizenship: California
(4) Arthur Richards Rule ("Mr. Rule")
7770 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009
Citizenship: California
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.003 par value
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 16411R208
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
(d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
(h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act.
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not Applicable
CUSIP No. 16411R208 Page 7 of 10
Item 4. Ownership.
The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover pages (pp.
2-5) on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.
This Statement is filed by (i) Exploration Capital 2000, as the
direct beneficial owner of 809,700 shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer; (ii) by virtue of its position as General Partner of
Exploration Capital 2000, by Resource Capital; (iii) by virtue of
its indirect ownership and control of Exploration Capital 2000 (as
owner of 90% of Resource Capital), by the Trust; and (iv) by virtue
of his positions with Resource Capital and ownership interest in the
Trust, as described in the following sentence, by Mr. Rule. Mr. Rule
is President and a Director of Resource Capital and, with his wife,
is co-Trustee of the Trust, which owns 90% of Resource Capital.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable
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 or Control
Person.
Not Applicable
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, each of the undersigned certifies that, to the
best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
CUSIP No. 16411R208 Page 8 of 10
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 11, 2002 Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited
Partnership
By: Resource Capital Investment Corporation,
its general partner
By: /s/ Keith Presnell
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Keith Presnell, Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 11, 2002 Resource Capital Investment Corporation
By: /s/ Keith Presnell
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Keith Presnell, Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 11, 2002 Rule Family Trust udt 12/17/98
By: /s/ Keith Presnell
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Keith Presnell, Attorney-in-Fact for
Arthur Richards Rule, Trustee
Date: October 11, 2002 Arthur Richards Rule, individually
By: /s/ Keith Presnell
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Keith Presnell, Attorney-in-Fact