CENQU CENAQ Energy Corporation

FORM 4 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CONNALLY JOHN B III	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENAQ Energy Corp. [ CENQ ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    __X__ Other (specify below) Former Director
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 4550 POST OAK PLACE DR., SUITE 300	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/15/2023
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77027 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Private Placement Warrants	$11.5	2/15/2023		D (1)			2475000	(2)	(2)	Class A Common Stock	2475000	(1)	2475000	I	See footnote (3)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	In connection with the consummation of the business combination between the Issuer, Verde Clean Fuels OpCo, LLC, Bluescape Clean Fuels Holdings, LLC, Bluescape Clean Fuels Intermediate Holdings, LLC and CENAQ Sponsor LLC ("Sponsor") on February 15, 2023 (the "Business Combination"), 2,475,000 of the Sponsor's private placement warrants were forfeited by the Sponsor to the Issuer for no consideration.
(2)	The warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation, as described in the prospectus for the Issuer's initial public offering.
(3)	The Sponsor is the record holder of the shares reported herein. John B. Connally III, J. Russell Porter and Michael J. Mayell are the members of the board of managers of the Sponsor. Each of Messers. Connally, Porter and Mayell may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. Each such person disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CONNALLY JOHN B III 4550 POST OAK PLACE DR. SUITE 300 HOUSTON, TX 77027		X		Former Director

Signatures
/s/ John B. Connally III		2/15/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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