Archaea Energy
Closed (deSPAC)Energy · renewable natural gas production from landfill gas
- What it is
- A private company in energy preparing to list via a SPAC merger. Full profile in progress.
- What it’s doing now
- Merging with Rice Acquisition Corp. (RICE) — closed (despac).
- What you should know
- The deal carries a $150M minimum-cash condition — heavy redemptions can break it.
What the company says about itself
Web research — not audited[WEB-INTEL 2026-08-26] 4 finding(s) · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Archaea announced it would be acquired by bp (NYSE: BP) for $26.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $4.1 billion." [https://ricespac.com/rac-i/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "The SPAC will acquire Archaea for $347 million and Aria for $680 million in a transaction valued at an ..." [https://www.wastedive.com/news/archaea-energy-aria-rice-spac-landfill-gas-rng/606410/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "The deal could close by Sept. 15." [https://www.wastedive.com/news/archaea-energy-aria-rice-spac-landfill-gas-rng/606410/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Rice Acquisition Corp. expected to grow to $327 million in 2024. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021" [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210407006030/en/Rice-Acquisition-Corp.-to-Combine-Aria-Energy-and-Archaea-Energy-into-the-Industry-Leading-Renewable-Natural-Gas-Platform] [WEB-INTEL 2026-08-26] 9 finding(s) · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021" [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210407006030/en/Rice-Acquisition-Corp.-to-Combine-Aria-Energy-and-Archaea-Energy-into-the-Industry-Leading-Renewable-Natural-Gas-Platform] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "The SPAC will acquire Archaea for $347 million and Aria for $680 million in a transaction valued at an" [https://www.wastedive.com/news/archaea-energy-aria-rice-spac-landfill-gas-rng/606410/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "The deal could close by Sept. 15." [https://www.wastedive.com/news/archaea-energy-aria-rice-spac-landfill-gas-rng/606410/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "October 2022, Archaea announced it would be acquired by bp (NYSE: BP) for $26.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $4.1 billion." [https://ricespac.com/rac-i/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "The agreed acquisition, Archaea shareholder approval, will be for $3.3 billion in cash, as well as around $800 million of net debt2." [https://www.bp.com/press-and-publications/press-releases/bp-accelerates-and-expands-in-bioenergy-agreeing-to-buy-leading-us-biogas-company-archaea-energy] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Archaea Energy, which combined with Rice in September 2021, announced that it has agreed to be acquired by BP (NYSE:BP) for $26 per share." [https://www.spacinsider.com/news/headline-post/archaea-energy-lfg-to-be-acquired-for-26-per-share] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Archaea Energy has raised $4B across disclosed rounds through IPO." [https://startupfundraising.com/how-much-has-a-company-raised/archaea-energy] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Archaea Energy for $4.1 billion, deals valued at more than $50 million, indicated that 53 deals were announced in the third quarter totaling $" [https://www.facebook.com/houstonbusinessjournals/posts/just-four-years-after-buying-houston-based-archaea-energy-for-41-billion-bp-is-s/1638701738262265/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "BP is preparing to sell Archaea Energy, the US renewable natural gas business it acquired for approximately $4.1 billion four years ago," [https://onestopesg.com/esg-news/bp-archaea-energy-sale-rng]
Source: company web presence · marketing claims are reported as claims, never merged into the filed figures above.
The deal it’s entering
Archaea Energy is merging with Rice Acquisition Corp. (RICE) currently marked Closed (deSPAC).
| Headline equity value | — |
| Minimum cash to close | $150M |
Structure per SEC accession(s) 0001213900-21-042041, 0001213900-22-071460. How to read these numbers: headline vs effective valuation · what a definitive agreement commits
What exactly is being valued, and at what
Common questions
Is Archaea Energy going public?
Archaea Energy has an approved merger with the SPAC Rice Acquisition Corp. (RICE). Deal status: Closed (deSPAC).
Does Archaea Energy have revenue?
The filings we've parsed don't state a usable revenue figure yet; this profile is updated as new documents land.
Educational content, not investment advice.
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