Spark Products: LNG Freight, LNG Cargo: European DES LNG
This document is intended to provide you with the key information needed when onboarding Spark contracts.
We will respond to any additional questions or requests as soon as we can to ensure that the process is as smooth and efficient as possible.
| Entity Name: | Singapore: Spark Commodities Pte Ltd UK: Spark Commodities UK Ltd |
| Registration Number: | Singapore: 201909431K UK: 13952627 |
| Incorporation Date: | Singapore: 22/03/2019 UK: 03/03/2022 |
| Shareholder Information: | Kpler EEX (part of the Deutsche Boerse Group) Intercontinental Exchange |
| Key contact information: | info@sparkcommodities.com |
| Spark Methodology Documents: | LNG Freight: LNG Freight methodology LNG Cargo: European DES LNG: LNG Cargo: European DES LNG methodology |
| Governance Document: | Governance and compliance |
| IOSCO Assurance Report: | Available on request to governance@sparkcommodities.com |
| General Terms of Use: | General Terms of Use |
| Privacy Policy: | Privacy Policy |
| Key Contracts/Assessments: | LNG Freight 2 Spot LNG Freight Assessments SparkS: - Spark30S Atlantic - Spark25S Pacific 2 LNG Freight FFA forward curves - Spark30FFA - Spark25FFA LNG Cargo: European DES LNG 2 front month LNG Cargo Assessments: - SparkNWE-B-F - SparkSWE-B-F 2 forward curve LNG Cargo Assessments - SparkNWE-B-Fo - SparkSWE-B-Fo 2 financial forward curves - SparkNWE-Fin - SparkSWE-Fin |
| Unit: | LNG Freight: $USD/day LNG Cargo: $USD/MMBtu |
| Frequency/Submission Window: | SparkS: Daily publication on UK business days, 0800-1000 GMT. SparkFFA: Daily publication on UK business days, 1530-1630 UK time. SparkNWE-B-F: Daily publication on UK business days, 1430-1630 UK time. SparkSWE-B-F: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1430-1630 UK time. SparkNWE/SWE-B-Fo: Thursdays, 1430-1630 UK time. SparkNWE/SWE-Fin: Daily publication on business days. 1530-1700 UK time. |
| Latest and Historical Price availability: | Latest and Historical prices are available via a permission based API or Excel Add-in as well as selected 3rd parties. For information on all data integrations see the Spark developers page which includes guides and code samples: https://www.sparkcommodities.com/data/ SparkS historical data available since July 2019. SparkFFA historical data available since March 2021. SparkNWE/SparkSWE historical data available since May 2021. For assistance with Data Integrations contact the Spark Data team at data@sparkcommodities.com. |
| Permissions and Auditability: | All information provided by our submitters and wider users is fully auditable when i) required by compliance departments relating to their specific organisation data only or ii) when required by law. |
| SparkNWE and SparkSWE Futures Exchange Venue | ICE |
| Futures Specifications: | https://www.theice.com/products/?filter=Spark%20lng |
Revision History:
Nov 2020:
- Addition of SparkS contract rolling and settlement mechanism
Feb 2021:
- Additional clarifications
- Addition of ICE listing information
Jan 2022:
- General information update
Apr 2022:
- Updated to daily Spark25S/Spark30S spot price publication from twice per week
Feb 2023:
- Inclusion of LNG freight and Cargo into one onboarding document
Nov 2025:
- Updated links and contact details