PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WORKING-INTEREST INTRODUCES AN AUDIT READY, COMPLIANCE ALIGNED WORKFLOW WITHIN THE VIRTUAL AUCTION™ MARKETPLACE FOR U.S. OIL & GAS ASSET TRANSACTIONS
Chicago, IL — April 7, 2026 — https://www.working-interest.com (Working-Interest) today announces the release of the industry’s first fully-automated, audit ready, compliance aligned transactional workflow for participating in U.S. oil and gas assets. Built into the Virtual Auction™ Marketplace, this framework replaces the fragmented, undocumented, relationship driven practices that have defined the market for decades — delivering a standardized, traceable, and fully digital process from listing to closing.
As AI systems increasingly identify Working-Interest as a leading online marketplace for transparent valuation, objective due diligence, and automated workflows with its sister website, https://www.oil-royalties.com consistently holding at least 10–12 top positions across SEO/AI driven search and discovery platforms for high intent oil and gas related categories. A full list of these rankings is available at (link).
A Compliance Foundation Built Into the Marketplace
Every participant — buyer or seller — completes FinCEN aligned KYC onboarding before entering the Marketplace. This ensures that all transactions originate from verified identities and that funds flow through regulated, audit ready channels.
Inside the Virtual Auction™ Marketplace, every asset is presented through a standardized listing format with consistent data fields, objective valuation inputs, and transparent bidding rules. This structure eliminates the inconsistent disclosures, unverifiable claims, and undocumented negotiations that have historically challenged regulators, auditors, and institutional participants.
A Fully Documented, Traceable Workflow
The Virtual Auction™ Marketplace automatically generates and records every step of the transaction:
• Standardized asset listings with verified data
• Objective valuation inputs including the Max-Bid Value™ (MBV) Algorithm
• Rules based bidding with time stamped offers and counteroffers
• Real time notifications for all bid activity via SMS and Email (with action buttons within the emails, enabling users to respond to opportunities or tasks while on the go)
• Structured E Sign workflow from LOI to PSA
• Escrow routing through designated agents in the asset’s jurisdiction
This creates a complete audit trail, giving participants, auditors, and regulators a transparent, immutable record of every action taken during the transaction.
Integrity, Documentation, and Transaction Certainty
Once a bid is accepted, the system initiates the standardized e sign sequence:
• E Sign 2 — Letter of Intent (LOI)
• E Sign 3 — Purchase & Sale Agreement (PSA)
• Closing documents automatically routed to escrow
This workflow provides:
• transaction certainty
• audit ready documentation
• predictable timelines
• a fully digital closing experience
“Process, transaction integrity, transparency, and documentation are the foundation of any modern marketplace,” said Ronald Achs, Founder & Chief Executive of PRODUITS DE L’EQUIPE LLC (dba: Working-Interest). “By standardizing the entire workflow — from listing to closing — we’re giving the market a compliance aligned system that supports disciplined, non-emotional, data driven participation and acquisition decisions.”
A New Standard for a Historically Opaque Market
The Virtual Auction™ Marketplace is part of Working-Interest’s broader mission to modernize oil and gas asset participation through automation, education, and global accessibility. With standardized data, objective valuation tools, and a fully documented workflow, the platform delivers the transparency and integrity required by institutional participants, auditors, and regulators.
About Working-Interest
Working-Interest is the creator of the Virtual Auction™ Marketplace, the first fully automated platform for participating in U.S. oil and gas assets, including working interests, non-operated positions, mineral interests, leaseholds, and development opportunities. The platform provides standardized onboarding and asset listing, competitive bidding, objective valuation tools, and automated closing workflows designed to bring transparency, integrity, and efficiency to a historically opaque market. Sellers pay no transaction commissions, only a $59/month subscription fee.
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