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,
Arkady Babchenko top Russian officials. Herman mentioned Vyacheslav Pivovarnik as a direct contractor of the assassination. Pivovarnik is the Ukrainian citizen, who according to some sources cooperated with the former deputy of the State Duma Sergey Shishkarev. His location was not established immediately; there is the evidence that in February he left in an unknown direction. Babchenko is married. He has six adopted children and a biological daughter. Arkady Babchenko Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko (; born 18 March 1977) is a Russian print and television journalist. From 1995, Babchenko served in the communication corps in the North Caucasus while participating in the First