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Exhibit 4.1

        

        

      

      DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      

      

      DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

      

      

      The following description of capital stock of New Fortress Energy Inc. (the “Company,” “NFE,” “our” or “we”) is based upon the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
        “DGCL”), the Certificate of Incorporation of New Fortress Energy Inc. (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Bylaws of New Fortress Energy Inc. (the “Bylaws”). The summary is not complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by
        express reference to, the provisions of applicable law and to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws.

      

      

      Authorized Shares

      

      

      Under our Certificate of Incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 750 million Class A shares, each having a par value of one cent ($0.01), 50 million Class B shares, each having a par value of one cent
        ($0.01), and 200 million preferred shares, each having a par value of one cent ($0.01). Our Class A shares are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are listed on the Nasdaq
        Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “NFE.” Our Class B shares are not registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act nor listed on any securities exchange. As of December 31, 2021, there were 206,863,242 Class A shares
        outstanding. As of the date hereof, there are no Class B shares or preferred shares outstanding.

      

      

      Class A Shares

      

      

      Voting Rights. Holders of Class A shares are entitled
          to one vote per share held of record on all matters to be voted upon by the shareholders. Holders of our Class A shares and Class B shares vote together as a single class on all matters presented to our
          shareholders for their vote or approval, except that the amendment of certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws that would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class or series of shares in
          relation to other classes or series of shares must be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the class or series affected. The holders of Class A shares do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of
          directors.

      

      

      Dividend Rights.
          Holders of our Class A shares are entitled to ratably receive dividends when and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, subject to any statutory or
          contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and to any prior rights and preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred shares.

      

      

      Liquidation Rights. Upon our dissolution, liquidation
          or winding up, after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred shares having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of our Class A shares will be
          entitled to receive our remaining assets available for distribution in accordance with the DGCL.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      Other Matters. The Class A shares have no preemptive or
          conversion rights and are not subject to further calls or assessment by us. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Class A shares. All outstanding Class A shares are fully
          paid and non-assessable.

      

      

      Class B Shares

      

      

      Generally. Prior to the exchange of all of the units
          (the “NFI LLC Units”) (other than NFI LLC Units owned by NFE or its subsidiaries) of New Fortress Intermediate LLC (“NFI”) and all of the Class B shares for Class A shares (the “Exchange Transactions”),
          the NFI unitholders held one Class B share for each NFI LLC Unit that they held. Accordingly, prior to the Exchange Transactions, the NFI unitholders had a number of votes in NFE equal to the aggregate number of NFI LLC Units that they held.
          Following the Exchange Transactions and as of the date hereof, there are no Class B shares outstanding and all of the NFI LLC Units are owned by NFE or its subsidiaries. Class B shares cannot be transferred without transferring an equal number of
          NFI LLC Units and vice versa.

      

      

      Voting Rights. Holders of our Class B shares are
          entitled to one vote per share held of record on all matters to be voted upon by the shareholders. Holders of our Class A shares and Class B shares vote together as a single class on all matters presented
          to our shareholders for their vote or approval, except that the amendment of certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws that would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class or series of shares
          in relation to other classes or series of shares must be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the class or series affected. The holders of Class B shares do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of
          directors.

      

      

      Dividend and Liquidation Rights. Holders of our Class B
          shares do not have any right to receive dividends, unless the dividend consists of our Class B shares or of rights, options, warrants or other securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for
          Class B shares paid proportionally with respect to each outstanding Class B share and a dividend consisting of Class A shares or of rights, options, warrants or other securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for Class A shares
          on the same terms is simultaneously paid to the holders of Class A shares. Holders of our Class B shares do not have any right to receive a distribution upon our liquidation or winding up.

      

      

      Redemption Right. Pursuant to the
          limited liability company agreement of NFI, each holder of NFI LLC Units has the right to redeem his or her NFI LLC Units, together with an equal number of Class B shares, for Class A shares (or cash at
          the Company’s election, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications).

      

      

      
        
          

      

      Preferred Shares

      

      

      Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation, our board of directors by resolution may establish one or more series of preferred shares having such number of shares, designations, dividend rates, relative voting
        rights, conversion or exchange rights, redemption rights, liquidation rights and other relative participation, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions as may be fixed by the board without any further
        shareholder approval to the extent permitted by applicable law. The rights with respect to a series of preferred shares may be more favorable to the holder(s) thereof than the rights attached to our Class A shares.

      

      

      Transfer Agent and Registrar

      

      

      Duties

      

      

      American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is the registrar and transfer agent for the Class A shares. We pay all fees charged by the transfer agent for transfers of Class A shares except the
        following, which must be paid by our Class A shareholders:

      

      

      	

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              surety bond premiums to replace lost or stolen certificates, taxes and other governmental charges;

            

      

      

      	

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              special charges for services requested by a holder of a Class A share; and

            

      

      

      	

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              other similar fees or charges.

            

      

      

      There are no charges to our Class A shareholders for disbursements of any dividends. We indemnify the transfer agent, its agents and each of their stockholders, directors, officers and employees
        against all claims and losses that may arise out of acts performed or omitted for its activities in that capacity, except for any liability due to any gross negligence or intentional misconduct of the indemnified person or entity.

      

      

      Resignation or Removal

      

      

      The transfer agent may resign, by notice to us, or be removed by us.

      

      

      Transfer of Class A shares and Class B shares

      

      

      We may, at our discretion, treat the nominee holder of a Class A share or Class B share as the absolute owner. In that case, the beneficial holder’s rights are limited solely to those that it has against the nominee
        holder as a result of any agreement between the beneficial owner and the nominee holder.

      

      

      Class A shares and Class B shares are securities and any transfers are subject to the laws governing the transfer of securities.

      

      

      Until a Class A share or Class B share has been transferred on our books, we and the transfer agent may treat the record holder of the Class A share or Class B share as the absolute owner for all purposes, except as
        otherwise required by law or stock exchange regulations.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

      

      

      Organization and Duration

      

      

      New Fortress Energy LLC was formed on August 6, 2018. On August 7, 2020, we converted from a Delaware limited liability company named New Fortress Energy LLC to a Delaware corporation named New Fortress Energy Inc. The Company will remain in
        existence until dissolved in accordance with the DGCL.

      

      

      Purpose

      

      

      Under our organizational documents, we are permitted to engage in any business activity that lawfully may be conducted by a corporation organized under Delaware law and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of
        the rights and powers conferred upon us pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity.

      

      

      Amendment of Our Organizational Documents

      

      

      Amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation may be proposed only by or with the consent of our board of directors. To adopt a proposed amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, our board of
        directors is generally required to seek written approval of the holders of the number of shares required to approve the amendment or call a meeting of our shareholders to consider and vote upon the proposed amendment. Except as set forth below, an
        amendment must be approved by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares.

      

      

      Prohibited Amendments. No amendment may be made that
          would:

      

      

      	

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              enlarge the obligations of any shareholder without such shareholder’s consent, unless approved by at least a majority of the type or class of shares so affected; or

            

      

      

      	

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              change the term of existence of our company.

            

      

      

      The provision of our organizational documents preventing the amendments having the effects described in any of the clauses above can be amended upon the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding
        shares.

      

      

      No Shareholder Approval. Our board of directors may
          generally make amendments to our Bylaws, and in certain circumstances to our Certificate of

      

      

      Incorporation, without the approval of any shareholder or assignee to reflect:

      

      

      	

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              a change in our name, the location of our principal place of our business, our registered agent or our registered office;

            

      

      

      
        
          

      

      	

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              an amendment that our board of directors determines, based upon the advice of counsel, to be necessary or appropriate to prevent us, members of our board, or our officers, agents or trustees from in any manner being subjected to the
                provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or “plan asset” regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, whether or not substantially similar to plan asset
                regulations currently applied or proposed;

            

      

      

      	

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              an amendment that our board of directors determines to be necessary or appropriate for the authorization of additional securities;

            

      

      

      	

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              any amendment expressly permitted in our organizational documents to be made by our board of directors acting alone;

            

      

      

      	

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              an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a merger agreement that has been approved under the terms of our organizational documents;

            

      

      

      	

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              any amendment that our board of directors determines to be necessary or appropriate for the formation by us of, or our investment in, any corporation, partnership or other entity, as otherwise permitted by our organizational documents;

            

      

      

      	

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              a change in our fiscal year or taxable year and related changes; and

            

      

      

      	

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              any other amendments substantially similar to any of the matters described in the clauses above.

            

      

      

      In addition, our board of directors may make amendments to our Bylaws without the approval of any shareholder or assignee if our board of directors determines that those amendments:

      

      

      	

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              do not adversely affect the shareholders in any material respect;

            

      

      

      	

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              are necessary or appropriate to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state
                statute;

            

      

      

      	

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              are necessary or appropriate to facilitate the trading of shares or to comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any securities exchange on which the shares are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of
                which our board of directors deems to be in the best interests of us and our shareholders;

            

      

      

      	

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              are necessary or appropriate for any action taken by our board of directors relating to splits or combinations of shares under the provisions of our Bylaws; or

            

      

      

      	

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              are required to effect the intent of the provisions of our organizational documents or are otherwise contemplated by our organizational documents.

            

      

      

      
        
          

      

      Merger, Sale or Other Disposition of Assets

      

      

      Pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL, our board of directors is generally prohibited, without the prior approval of holders of a majority of the total combined voting power of all of our Class A shares and Class B
        shares, from causing us to, among other things, merge, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, or approving on our behalf the sale, exchange or other
        disposition of all or substantially all of our assets, provided that our board of directors may mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in all or substantially all of our assets without the approval of any shareholder. Our board
        of directors may also sell all or substantially all of our assets under a foreclosure or other realization upon the encumbrances above without that approval.

      

      

      Books and Reports

      

      

      We are required to keep appropriate books of our business at our principal offices. The books are maintained for both tax and financial reporting purposes on an accrual basis. For financial reporting purposes and for
        tax purposes, our fiscal year is the calendar year.

      

      

      Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Our Organizational Documents

      

      

      The following is a summary of certain provisions of our organizational documents that may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a
        shareholder might consider to be in its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the Class A shares held by Class A shareholders.

      

      

      Issuance of Additional Interests

      

      

      Our organizational documents authorize us to issue up to 750 million Class A shares, 50 million Class B shares and 200 million preferred shares for the consideration and on the terms and conditions determined by our
        board of directors without the approval of the shareholders, subject to the requirements of NASDAQ. These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital and corporate
        acquisitions. The existence of authorized but unissued shares could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control over us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

      

      

      Delaware Business Combination Statute—Section 203

      

      

      We are a corporation organized under Delaware law. Some provisions of Delaware law may delay or prevent a transaction that would cause a change in our control.

      

      

      Section 203 of the DGCL restricts certain business combinations with interested stockholders in certain situations. In general, this statute prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business
        combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date of the transaction by which that person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      We have opted out of Section 203 of the DGCL; however, our Certificate of Incorporation contains similar provisions providing that we may not engage in certain “business combinations” with any “interested
        stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the shareholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

      

      

      	

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              prior to such time, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested stockholder;

            

      

      

      	

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              upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding
                certain shares; or

            

      

      

      	

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              at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

            

      

      

      The restrictions described above do not apply if (a) the Company does not have a class of voting stock that is: (i) listed on a national securities exchange; or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 shareholders,
        unless any of the foregoing results from action taken, directly or indirectly, by an interested stockholder or from a transaction in which a person becomes an interested stockholder; or (b) a shareholder becomes an interested stockholder
        inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the shareholder ceases to be an interested stockholder; and (ii) would not, at any time within the three year period immediately prior to a
        business combination between the Company and such shareholder, have been an interested stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership.

      

      

      Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested
        stockholder” means any person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock or an affiliate or associate of ours who owned 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock at any time within
        the previous three years. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that certain entities controlled by Wesley R. Edens and Randal A. Nardone (the “Consenting Entities”) and NFE SMRS Holdings LLC and any of their respective direct or indirect
        transferees (except in the context of a public offering), and any group as to which such persons are a party, do not constitute “interested stockholders” for purposes of this provision. Additionally, the “interested stockholders” definition does
        not include any person whose ownership of shares in excess of 15% of our outstanding voting stock is the result of any action taken solely by us. For purposes of this description only, “voting stock” has the meaning given to it in Section 203 of
        the DGCL.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      Under certain circumstances, this provision makes it more difficult for a person who is an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with us for a three-year period. This provision may
        encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because the shareholder approval requirement would be avoided if our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction
        which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our board of directors and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which shareholders may
        otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

      

      

      Other Provisions of Our Organizational Documents

      

      

      Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that our board shall consist of not fewer than one and not more than fifteen directors as the board of directors may from time to time determine, subject to the consent
        rights of the Consenting Entities described under “Description of Capital Stock—Consent Rights” below. Our board of directors is divided into three classes that are, as nearly as possible, of equal size. Each class of directors is elected for a
        three-year term of office, but the terms are staggered so that the term of only one class of directors expires at each annual general meeting. We believe that classification of our board of directors will help to assure the continuity and stability
        of our business strategies and policies as determined by our board of directors. Additionally, there is no cumulative voting in the election of directors. This classified board provision could have the effect of making the replacement of incumbent
        directors more time consuming and difficult. At least two annual meetings of shareholders, instead of one, will generally be required to effect a change in a majority of our board of directors.

      

      

      The classified board provision could increase the likelihood that incumbent directors will retain their positions. The staggered terms of directors may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or an attempt to change
        control of us, even though a tender offer or change in control might be believed by our shareholders to be in their best interest.

      

      

      In addition, our board of directors shall have the power to appoint a person as a director to fill a vacancy on our board occurring as a result of the death, disability, disqualification, removal or resignation of a
        director, or as a result of an increase in the size of our board of directors.

      

      

      Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation, preferred shares may be issued from time to time, and the board of directors is authorized to determine and alter all designations, preferences,
        rights, powers and duties without limitation. See “Description of Capital Stock—Preferred Shares.”

      

      

      Ability of Our Shareholders to Act

      

      

      Our organizational documents do not permit our shareholders to call special shareholders meetings, except that if any Consenting Entities or their affiliates collectively own outstanding voting shares that represent
        a majority of the total combined voting power of all of our outstanding Class A shares and Class B shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, such Consenting Entities may call a special meeting of the shareholders. Special meetings
        of shareholders may be called by a majority of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors that has been duly designated by the board of directors and whose powers include the authority to call such meetings. Written notice of
        any special meeting so called shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting not less than 10 or more than 60 days before the date of such meeting, unless otherwise required by law.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      Our organizational documents permit our shareholders to consent in writing to take any action in lieu of taking such action at a duly called annual or special meeting of our shareholders if a consent or consents in
        writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the shareholders having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote
        thereon were present and voted.

      

      

      Our organizational documents provide that nominations of persons for election to our board of directors may be made at any annual meeting of our shareholders, or at any special meeting of our shareholders called for
        the purpose of electing directors, (a) by or at the direction of our board of directors or (b) by certain shareholders. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder,
        such shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to our secretary. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at our principal executive offices (i) in the case of an annual
        meeting, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary of the date on which we first made publicly available (whether by mailing, by filing with the SEC or by posting on an internet website) our proxy materials for the
        immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by a shareholder in order to be timely
        must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first
        occurs and (ii) in the case of a special meeting, not later than the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever
        first occurs.

      

      

      Removal of Members of Our Board of Directors

      

      

      A director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, at any time, by holders of a majority of the total combined voting power of all of our outstanding Class A shares
        and Class B shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. The vacancy in the board of directors caused by any such removal will be filled by a vote of the majority of directors then in office.

      

      

      Forum Selection

      

      

      Our Bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the

      

      

      State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for:

      

      

      	

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              any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;

            

      

      

      	

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              any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our shareholders;

            

      

      

      
        
          

      

      	

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              any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or our organizational documents; or

            

      

      

      	

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              any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the
                indispensable parties named as defendants therein.

            

      

      

      The exclusive forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act or any other claim for
        which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. To the extent that any such claims may be based upon federal law claims, Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or
        liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability
        created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.

      

      

      Our Bylaws also provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in our shares will be deemed to have notice of, and to have consented to, this forum selection provision. Although we
        believe these provisions will benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors,
        officers, employees and agents. The enforceability of similar exclusive forum provisions in other companies’ organizational documents has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with one or more actions or
        proceedings described above, a court could rule that this provision in our Bylaws is inapplicable or unenforceable.

      

      

      Consent Rights

      

      

      So long as the Consenting Entities or their affiliates collectively, directly or indirectly, own at least 30% of the outstanding Class A shares and Class B shares, we have agreed not to take, and will take all
        necessary action to cause our subsidiaries not to take, the following direct or indirect actions (or enter into an agreement to take such actions) without the prior consent of each of the Consenting Entities (so long as such Consenting Entity or
        its affiliates owns at least one share):

      

      

      	

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              any material change, through any acquisition, disposition of assets or otherwise, in the nature of our business or operations and our subsidiaries as of February 4, 2019;

            

      

      

      	

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              terminating Wesley Edens as our chief executive officer or as Chairman of the Board of Directors and hiring or appointing his successor;

            

      

      

      	

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              any transaction that, if consummated, would constitute a Change of Control (as defined in our Certificate of Incorporation) or entering into any definitive agreement or series of related agreements that govern any transaction or series
                of related transactions that, if consummated, would result in a Change of Control;

            

      

      

      
        
          

      

      	

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              any increase or decrease in the size of the board of directors, committees of the board of directors and board and committees of our subsidiaries;

            

      

      

      	

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              any voluntary election by us or any of our subsidiaries to liquidate or dissolve or commence bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or the adoption of a plan with respect to any of the foregoing; and

            

      

      

      	

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              any amendment, modification or waiver of our organizational documents or any other of our governing documents following the date of our Certificate of Incorporation that materially and adversely affects any Consenting Entity or any of
                their affiliates.

            

      

      

      Corporate Opportunity

      

      

      Under our Certificate of Incorporation, we renounce, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 122 (17) of the DGCL, any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered, an opportunity to participate
        in, any Business Opportunity. A “Business Opportunity” is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, any of our directors who is not an employee
        of the Company (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person solely in such Covered Person’s
        capacity as a director of the Company.

      

      

      To the fullest extent permitted by law, we waive any claim against a Covered Person, and agree to indemnify all Covered Persons against any claim, that is based on fiduciary duties, the corporate opportunity doctrine
        or any other legal theory which could limit any Covered Person from pursuing or engaging in any Business Opportunity. Directors have no obligation under the Certificate of Incorporation or as a result of any duty expressed or implied by law to
        present Business Opportunities to the Company that may become available to affiliates of such director. None of the Company, any shareholder or any other person has any rights by virtue of a director’s duties as a director or our organizational
        documents in any business ventures of any director.

      

      

      Shareholders’ Agreement

      

      

      In connection with our initial public offering, we entered into a shareholders’ agreement (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”) with New Fortress Energy Holdings LLC, Wesley R. Edens and Randal A. Nardone. The
        Shareholders’ Agreement provides the Consenting Entities or their respective affiliates with the right to designate a certain number of individuals to be nominated for election to our board of directors so long as the Consenting Entities and their
        respective affiliates collectively beneficially own at least 5% of the outstanding Class A shares and Class B shares. The Shareholders’ Agreement also provides that the parties to the Shareholders’ Agreement (including certain direct or indirect
        former members of New Fortress Energy Holdings LLC) (i) shall vote their shares in favor of such nominees and (ii) are entitled to certain registration rights with respect to their Class A shares.Exhibit 10.30

  

  

  

  
    First Amendment to Credit Agreement

    

    

    This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
        AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of July 16, 2021 (the “First
          Amendment Effective Date”), is among NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the undersigned guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the Lenders party hereto and
      MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such
      capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such
      capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

    

    

    R e c i t a l s

    

    

    A. The Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2021 (as
        amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof, the “Credit Agreement”),
        pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain credit available to and on behalf of the Borrowers.

    

    

    B. The Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders constituting the Required Lenders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the
        Credit Agreement as more fully set forth herein.

    

    

    C. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
        acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

    

    

    Section 1.  Defined Terms.  Each capitalized term which is defined in the Credit Agreement, but which is not defined in this
      Amendment, shall have the meaning ascribed such term in the Credit Agreement.  Unless otherwise indicated, all section, exhibit and schedule references in this Amendment refer to sections, exhibits or schedules of the Credit Agreement.

    

    

    Section 2.   Amendments to Credit Agreement.

    

    

    2.1              Amendments to Section 1.1.

    

    

    (a) Section 1.1 is hereby amended by adding the following term in the appropriate alphabetical place:

    

    

    “First Amendment”: that
      certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

    

    

    (b) Section 1.1 is hereby further amended by amending and restating the following definition in Section 1.1 in its entirety to read as follows:

    

    

        “Agreement”: this
      Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment.

    

    

    2.2 Amendment to Section 5.10(g).  Section 5.10(g) is hereby amended and restated in its
        entirety to read as follows:

    

    

    

    

    
      
        
          

          

        

      

    

    
      
        

    

    
    (g) Subject to Section 5.12, the Borrower shall cause each Subsidiary (other than any Captive Insurance Subsidiaries, not-for-profit or special purpose Subsidiaries and any Subsidiary
        with respect to which a guarantee by it of the Obligations would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Loan Party, as reasonably determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in writing)
        that is a guarantor under any Existing Indenture and any other Equal Priority Obligations to become a Guarantor under this Agreement and satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.10, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, grant
        a first-priority perfected security interest upon any Property (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any real property, tankers and other marine vessels, but excluding any cash or Cash Equivalents) that constitutes collateral under any Existing
        Indenture and any other Equal Priority Obligations and satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.10 with regards to such Property, in each case substantially concurrently with (and in no event later than 90 days of) such Subsidiary becoming a
        guarantor under any Existing Indenture or any other Equal Priority Obligation and such Property becoming collateral under any Existing Indenture or any other Equal Priority Obligation (subject to extensions as are reasonably agreed by the
        Collateral Agent); provided that the requirement of this Section 5.10(g) to grant a first-priority perfected security interest in Property constituting
        collateral under any Existing Indenture or any other Equal Priority Obligation shall not apply to Property consisting of cash and Cash Equivalents.

    

    

    Section 3.                      Conditions Precedent to First Amendment Effective Date.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to
      the following:

    

    

    3.1                      The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower, each Guarantor (it being understood that Atlantic
      Energy Holdings Limited and Atlantic Terminal Holdings Limited, which are undergoing dissolution under the laws of Barbados, are not signing as “Guarantors” hereunder) and the Required Lenders counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the
      Administrative Agent) of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Persons.

    

    

    3.2                      As of the First Amendment Effective Date, both before and after giving effect to the effectiveness of the Amendment:
      (i) no event shall have occurred and be continuing that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and
      correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as
      of such earlier date; provided that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text hereof or thereof.

    

    

    3.3                      The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent or special counsel to
      the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

    

    

    The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized and directed to declare this Amendment to be effective when it has received documents
      confirming or certifying, to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 3 or the waiver of such
      conditions as permitted in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.  Such declaration shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties to the Credit Agreement for all purposes.

    

    

    
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    Section 4.                      Miscellaneous.

    

    

    4.1 Confirmation. The provisions of the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment)
        shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms following the effectiveness of this Amendment.

    

    

    4.2 Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties.  The Borrower and each
        Guarantor hereby: (a) acknowledges and consents to the terms of this Amendment; (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability, under each Loan Document to which it is a party and agrees that
        each Loan Document to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, as expressly amended hereby (subject to subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
        rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law)); (c) agrees that from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Loan
        Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment; and (d) represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment: (i) all
        representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an
        earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; provided
        that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text hereof or thereof and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing that
        would constitute an Event of Default or a Default.

    

    

    4.3 Counterparts.

    

    

    (a) This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be
        deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  A set of the copies
        of this Amendment signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

    

    

    (b) The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the
        transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed
        signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the
        New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that
        nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent.

    

    

    4.4 Integration.  This Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
        represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or
        warranties by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

    

    

    
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    4.5 GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER
        THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  SECTIONS 9.12, 9.13 AND 9.16 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

    

    

    4.6 Payment of Expenses.  In accordance with Section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement, the
        Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Agents for all their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, this Amendment and any other documents prepared in
        connection herewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, limited in the case of counsel fees to the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of a single law firm as counsel to the
        Agents and the Arrangers and one local counsel to the Agents, taken as a whole, in any relevant jurisdiction and the charges of any Platform.

    

    

    4.7 Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in
        any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not
        invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

    

    

    4.8 Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
        of the parties to the Credit Agreement and their respective successors and assigns permitted thereby.

    

    

    4.9 Loan Document.  This Amendment is a “Loan Document” as defined and described in the
        Credit Agreement and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement relating to Loan Documents shall apply hereto.

    

    

    [Signatures begin next page.]

    

    

    
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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized
      officers as of the day and year first above written.

    

    

    	 	 
	 	
            NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC.,

          
	 	
            as the Borrower

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Chief Financial Officer

          
	 	 
	 	
            NEW FORTRESS INTERMEDIATE LLC

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Chief Financial Officer

          
	 	 
	 	
            NFE ATLANTIC HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Chief Financial Officer

          

    

    

    
      [Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement]

    

    
      
        

    

    	 	
            AMERICAN ENERGY LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LLC

          
	 	
            AMERICAN LNG MARKETING LLC

          
	 	
            ATLANTIC ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            BRADFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            BRADFORD COUNTY GPF HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            BRADFORD COUNTY GPF PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            BRADFORD COUNTY POWER HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            BRADFORD COUNTY POWER PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            BRADFORD COUNTY TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            BRADFORD COUNTY TRANSPORT PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            GOLAR GP LLC

          
	 	
            ISLAND LNG LLC

          
	 	
            LA DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            LA REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            LA REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            LNG HOLDINGS (FLORIDA) LLC

          
	 	
            LNG HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NEW FORTRESS ENERGY MARKETING LLC

          
	 	
            NEW FORTRESS ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE ANGOLA HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE BCS HOLDINGS (A) LLC

          
	 	
            NFE BCS HOLDINGS (B) LLC

          
	 	
            NFE EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE EQUIPMENT PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE GHANA HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE GHANA PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE HONDURAS HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE INTERNATIONAL LLC

          
	 	
            NFE ISO HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE ISO PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE JAMAICA GP LLC

          
	 	
            NFE LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE MANAGEMENT LLC

          
	 	
            NFE MEXICO HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE NICARAGUA DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE NICARAGUA HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE NORTH TRADING LLC

          
	 	
            NFE PLANT DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE SOUTH POWER HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE SUB LLC

          
	 	
            NFE TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE TRANSPORT PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            NFE US HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            PA DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            PA REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            PA REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LLC

          
	 	
            TICO DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC

          
	 	
            TICO DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS LLC

          

    

    

    	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Chief Financial Officer

          

    

    

    
      [Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement]

    

    
      
        

    

    	 	
            ATLANTIC DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS SRL

          
	 	
            ATLANTIC POWER HOLDINGS SRL

          
	 	
            ATLANTIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS SRL

          
	 	
            ATLANTIC PIPELINE HOLDINGS SRL

          
	 	
            ATLANTIC TERMINAL INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS SRL

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Manager

          
	 	 
	 	
            ATLANTIC POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE NORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE NORTH INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE SOUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE SOUTH POWER TRADING LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE SOUTH TRADING LIMITED

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Director

          
	 	 
	 	
            NFE SHANNON HOLDINGS LIMITED

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Director

          
	 	 
	 	
            NFE NORTH DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE NORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE NORTH TRANSPORT LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE SOUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED

          
	 	
            NFE SOUTH POWER TRADING LIMITED

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Director

          

    

    

    
      [Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement]

    

    
      
        

    

    	 	
            AMAUNET, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

          
	 	
            NFENERGIA MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

          
	 	
            NFENERGIA GN DE BCS, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

          
	 	
            NFE PACIFICO LAP, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Legal Representative

          
	 	 
	 	
            NFENERGÍA LLC

          
	 	
            SOLUCIONES DE ENERGIA LIMPIA PR LLC

          
	 	
            NFE POWER PR LLC

          
	 	
            ENCANTO EAST LLC

          
	 	
            ENCANTO WEST LLC

          
	 	
            ENCANTO POWER LLC

          
	 	
            ENCANTO POWER WEST LLC

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Authorized Signatory

          
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
            NFE MEXICO HOLDINGS B.V.

          
	 	 
	 	
            NFE MEXICO HOLDINGS PARENT B.V.

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Authorized Signatory

          
	 	 
	 	
            NFE NICARAGUA DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS LLC SUCURSAL NICARAGUA

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Chief Financial Officer

          
	 	 
	 	
            NFE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Name: Christopher S. Guinta

          
	 	
            Title: Director

          
	 	 
	 	
            MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

          
	 	
            as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lender

          
	 	 
	 	
            By: /s/ Chance Moreland

          
	 	
            Name: Chance Moreland

          
	 	
            Title: Authorized Signatory

          

    

    

  

  
    [Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement]

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