American Ethane Company website nor by its publications although these foreigners have significant interests in American Ethane. Finally, Konstantin Nikolaev is a partner and close associate of Vladimir Putin's inner circle through Igor Levitin, Alexey Mordashov, Arkady Rotenberg, and Gennady Timchenko. American Ethane Company American Ethane Company, LLC (AEC) is the largest producer of ethane in the United States. It is a Houston, Texas, based American petroleum company established in January 2014 with offices in New Orleans. It is privately held with large investments from Russian oligarchs who are close to Vladimir Putin's inner circle. As of July 2018, Konstantin Nikolaev, Mikhail Yuriev,
Stéphane Rotenberg Stéphane Rotenberg Stéphane Rotenberg (born 21 September 1967) is a French journalist and television presenter. Before becoming a television presenter, Stéphane Rotenberg began working as a journalist in printing press. From 1991 to 1997, he worked for specialized magazines such as "Sport Auto" and "Auto Journal". He also signed some articles for general press like "VSD", "Vogue" and "Libération". From 1995 to 1997, he became a reporter and then associate editor of the program "Turbo" on channel M6. In 1998, he became the editor of the programs on France 2. In 1999, he was associate at the direction of the