Exhibit 10.2


 





[●], 2021


 


Nabors Energy Transition Corp.

515 West Greens Road, Suite 1200

Houston, TX 77067


 


	Re:	Initial Public Offering




 


Ladies and Gentlemen:


 


This letter (this
 “Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the
 “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and among Nabors Energy Transition Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as
underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the
 “Public Offering”), of up to 28,750,000 of the Company’s units (including up to 3,750,000 units
which may be purchased to cover over-allotments, if any) (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of the
Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and
one-third of one redeemable warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder
thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units shall be sold
in the Public Offering pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-[●]) and prospectus (the
 “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
 “Commission”), and the Company shall apply to have the Units listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 11 hereof.


 


In order to induce the Company
and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Nabors Energy Transition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Sponsor”), and each of the undersigned individuals, each of whom is a member of the
Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and/or management team (each an “Insider”
and, collectively, the “Insiders”), hereby agrees with the Company as follows:


 


1.             The
Sponsor and each Insider agree that if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a proposed Business Combination, then in connection
with such proposed Business Combination, it, he or she shall vote all Founder Shares and any shares acquired by it, him or her in the
Public Offering or the secondary public market in favor of such proposed Business Combination.


 


2.             The
Sponsor and each Insider hereby agree that in the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 24 months
from the closing of the Public Offering, or 27 months from the closing of the Public Offering if the Company has executed a letter of
intent, agreement in principal or definitive agreement for a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering
but has not completed the Business Combination within such 24-month period, or such later period approved by the Company’s stockholders
in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate
of Incorporation”), the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all
operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter,
subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Class A Common Stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering
(the “Offering Shares”), at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to
pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding
Offering Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right
to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following
such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Board, dissolve and liquidate, subject,
in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable
law. The Sponsor and each Insider agree to not propose any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (A) in a manner that would affect
the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Company does not complete an initial
Business Combination within 24 months (or 27 months, as applicable) from the closing of the Public Offering or (B) with respect to any
other material provision relating to the rights of holders of Offering Shares or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless the
Company provides its Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Offering Shares upon approval of any such amendment at
a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on
the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding
Offering Shares.


 


The Sponsor and each Insider acknowledges that
it, he or she has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other asset of the
Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares. The Sponsor and each Insider hereby further
waives, with respect to any shares of the Class A Common Stock held by it, him or her, any redemption rights it, he or she may have in
connection with the consummation of an initial Business Combination, including, without limitation, any such rights available in the context
of a stockholder vote to approve such initial Business Combination or in the context of a tender offer made by the Company to purchase
shares of the Class A Common Stock and in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
in a manner that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Company
has not consummated an initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering (or 27 months from the closing
of the Public Offering if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial Business
Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering) (although the Sponsor, the Insiders and their respective affiliates
shall be entitled to redemption and liquidation rights with respect to any shares of the Class A Common Stock (other than the Founder
Shares) it or they hold if the Company fails to consummate an initial Business Combination within 24 months from the date of the closing
of the Public Offering (or 27 months from the closing of the Public Offering if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement
in principle or definitive agreement for an initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering) or
such later date as may be specified in an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation).


 






     


     


    

 


3.             During
the period commencing on the effective date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the undersigned shall
not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriters, except (a) issuances of shares of Class B common stock of the Company, par
value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”) upon the conversion or exchange of shares of Class F common
stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class F Common Stock” and, together with the Class
A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), (b) issuances of shares of Class A Common
Stock upon the conversion or exchange of shares of Class B Common Stock and (c) issuances of Founder Shares upon the forfeiture by the
Sponsor to the Company of an identical number of Founder Shares, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge,
or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate
or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, any Units, shares of Class A Common Stock,
shares of Class B Common Stock, shares of Class F Common Stock, Warrants or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable
for, shares of Common Stock owned by him, her or it; or (ii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause
(i). If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, the undersigned further agrees that the foregoing restrictions shall
be equally applicable to any issuer-directed Units that the undersigned may purchase in the Public Offering.


 


4.             In
the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account, the Sponsor (which for purposes of clarification shall not extend to any officer,
member or manager of the Sponsor) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage
and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing
or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) to which the Company may become subject
as a result of any claim by (i) any third party (other than the Company’s independent public accountants) for services rendered
or products sold to the Company or (ii) a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent,
confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement (a “Target”); provided, however,
that such indemnification of the Company by the Sponsor shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by a third
party for services rendered (other than the Company’s independent public accountants) or products sold to the Company or a Target
do not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (A) $10.00 per Offering Share and (B) the actual amount
per Offering Share held in the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets as of the date of the liquidation of
the Trust Account, in each case including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company
to pay its taxes, less taxes payable, except as to any claims by a third party or Target that executed an agreement waiving claims against
and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account whether or not such agreement is enforceable. In the event that any such executed
waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against such third party, the Sponsor shall not be responsible for any liability as a result of
any such third-party claims. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, such indemnification of the Company by the Sponsor shall not apply
as to any claims under the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Sponsor shall have the right to defend
against any such claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Company if, within 15 days following written receipt
of notice of the claim to the Sponsor, the Sponsor notifies the Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense.


 


5.             To
the extent that the Underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,750,000 Units (as described
in the Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees, upon the expiration or waiver of such option, to forfeit, for cancellation at no cost, a
number of Founder Shares equal to 937,500 multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is 3,750,000 minus the number of
Units purchased by the Underwriter upon the exercise of their over-allotment option, and (ii) the denominator of which is 3,750,000.
The forfeiture will be adjusted to the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full by the Underwriters so that
the Founder Shares will represent 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock after the Public Offering. The
Sponsor further agrees that to the extent that (a) the size of the Public Offering is increased or decreased and (b) the Sponsor has
either purchased or sold shares of Common Stock or an adjustment to the number of Founder Shares has been effected by way of a stock
split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, contribution back to capital or otherwise, in each case in connection with such increase
or decrease in the size of the Public Offering, then (A) the references to 3,750,000 in the numerator and denominator of the formula
in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be changed to a number equal to 15.0% of the number of Units issued in the Public
Offering and (B) the reference to 937,500 in the formula set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be adjusted to such
number of Founder Shares that the Sponsor would have to collectively return to the Company in order for all holders of Founder
Shares to hold an aggregate of 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock after the Public
Offering.


 






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6.             The
Sponsor and each Insider hereby agree and acknowledge that: (i) each of the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably injured
in the event of a breach by the Sponsor or an Insider of its, his or her obligations under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7(a), 7(b)
and 9 of this Letter Agreement, (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the non-breaching
party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in
the event of such breach.


 


7.             (a)          Subject
to the exceptions set forth herein, the Sponsor and each Insider agree not to transfer, assign or sell any Founder Shares or the Class
A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Founder Shares held by it, him or her until the earlier of (i) one year after the date
of the consummation of a Business Combination and (ii) the earlier to occur of, subsequent to a Business Combination, (A) the first date
on which the last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock
dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading-day period commencing at least
150 days after the consummation of a Business Combination and (B) the date on which the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation,
merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders
having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Common Stock for cash, securities or other property (the “Founder Shares
Lock-up Period”).


 


                (b)             Subject
to the exceptions set forth herein, the Sponsor and each Insider agree not to transfer, assign or sell any Private Placement Warrants
or Class A Common Stock underlying such warrants held by it, him or her, until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination
(the “Private Placement Warrants Lock-Up Period” and, together with the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the
 “Lock-up Periods”).


 


                (c)             Notwithstanding
the provisions set forth in paragraphs 7(a) and (b), transfers of the Founder Shares (including the conversions or exchanges of
the Founder Shares to shares of Class B Common Stock or Class F Common Stock, as applicable, and the issuance of Founder Shares upon
the forfeiture by the Sponsor to the Company of an identical number of Founder Shares), Private Placement Warrants and shares of Class
A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Shares and that are
held by the Sponsor, any Insider or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this paragraph 7(c)) are permitted (i)
to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Company’s officers or directors, the
Sponsor, any members of the Sponsor or their affiliates, or any affiliates of the Sponsor; (ii) in the case of an individual, by gift
to members of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s
immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws
of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
order; (v) by virtue of the laws of the state of Delaware or the Sponsor’s operating agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor;
(vi) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price
at which the securities were originally purchased; (vii) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of a
Business Combination; or (viii) in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which
results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Common Stock for cash, securities
or other property subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (i) through
(vi), these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions.


 


8.             Each
Insider’s biographical information furnished to the Company and the Underwriters that are included in the Prospectus is true
and accurate in all respects and does not omit any material information with respect to such Insider’s background and contains
all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act. Each
Insider’s questionnaire furnished to the Company and the Underwriters including any such information that is included in the
Prospectus, is true and accurate in all respects. Each Insider represents and warrants that: such Insider is not subject to or a
respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act
or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; such Insider has never been convicted of, or pleaded guilty
to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person or (iii)
pertaining to any dealings in any securities and such Insider is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and none
of the Sponsor or any such Insider has ever been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or
association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.


 






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9.             Except
as disclosed in the Prospectus, none of the Sponsor, the Insiders or their respective affiliates shall receive any finder’s fee,
reimbursement, consulting fee, monies in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with any
services rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (regardless of the type
of transaction that it is). However, such persons may receive the following payments, none of which will be made from the proceeds held
in the Trust Account prior to the completion of the initial Business Combination: repayment of a loan of up to $300,000 made to the Company
by an affiliate of the Sponsor, pursuant to a Promissory Note dated March 26, 2021; payment of an aggregate of $15,000 per month to the
Sponsor or an affiliate thereof for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support, pursuant to an Administrative
Support Agreement, dated [●], 2021; reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating
and consummating an initial Business Combination; and repayment of loans, if any, and on such terms as to be determined by the Company
from time to time, made by the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors to finance
transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, provided, that, if the Company does not consummate
an initial Business Combination, a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account may be used by the Company to repay
such loaned amounts so long as no proceeds from the Trust Account are used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be
convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants shall be identical to the Private
Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period.


 


10.           The
Sponsor and each Insider has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it, he or she is bound (including, without
limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement
and, as applicable, to serve as an officer and/or director of the Company and each Insider hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus
as an officer and/or director of the Company, as applicable.


 


11.           As used herein, (i) “Business Combination”
shall mean a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving
the Company and one or more businesses or entities; (ii) “Founder Shares” shall mean (a) the shares of Class
F Common Stock held by the Sponsor, the Company’s independent directors and any other holder prior to the consummation of the Public
Offering, (b) the shares of Class B Common Stock issued upon the conversion of such Class F Common Stock and (c) the shares of Class A
Common Stock issued upon the conversion of such Class B Common Stock; (iii) “Private Placement Warrants” shall
mean the warrants to purchase 5,333,333 shares of Class A Common Stock (or 5,833,333 shares of Class A Common Stock if the Underwriters’
over-allotment option in connection with the Public Offering is exercised in full), that Nabors Lux 2 S.a.r.l., Anthony G. Petrello, William
J. Restrepo and John Yearwood have agreed to purchase for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $8,000,000 (or approximately $8,750,500
if the Underwriters’ over-allotment option in connection with the Public Offering is exercised in full), or $1.50 per warrant, in
a private placement that shall occur simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering; (iv) “Public Stockholders”
shall mean the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock issued in the Public Offering; and (v) “Trust Account”
shall mean the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants
shall be deposited. 


 


12.           This
Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they
relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended,
modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed
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13.           No
party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate
to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor, each Insider
and each of their respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.


 


14.           This
Letter Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of this Letter Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid
or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Letter Agreement a provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.


 


 


15.           This
Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties
hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Letter Agreement shall
be brought and enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction and venue,
which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts
represent an inconvenient forum.


 


16.           Any
notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery
or facsimile or other electronic transmission.


 


17.           This
Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods or (ii) the liquidation of the Company;
provided, however, that this Letter Agreement shall earlier terminate in the event that the Public Offering is not consummated
and closed by [●], provided further that paragraph 4 of this Letter Agreement shall survive such liquidation.


 


18.           This
Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes
be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of a signed
counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.


 


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		Sincerely,



 


		NABORS ENERGY TRANSITION SPONSOR LLC




 


		By:	
		Name:	Anthony G. Petrello
		Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary



 


		INSIDERS:
	 	 
	 	NABORS LUX 2 S.A.R.L.



 


		By:	
		Name:	Henricus Reindert Petrus Pollmann
		Title:	Type A Manager


 


	 	 
		Anthony G. Petrello
	 	 
	 	 
		William J. Restrepo
	 	 
	 	 
		John Yearwood
	 	 
	 	 
		Guillermo Sierra
	 	 
	 	 
		Siggi Meissner
	 	 
	 	 
		Maria Jelescu Dreyfus
	 	 
	 	 
		Colleen Calhoun
	 	 
	 	 
		Jennifer Gill Roberts
	 	 






Acknowledged and Agreed:


 


NABORS ENERGY TRANSITION CORP.


 


	By:		
	Name:	Anthony G. Petrello	
	Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director	



 


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