PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WORKING-INTEREST LAUNCHES THE FIRST FULLY AUTOMATED MARKETPLACE FOR OIL & GAS ASSET PARTICIPATION, POWERED BY PROPRIETARY ALGORITHMS, VIRTUAL AUCTION™ MARKETPLACE, AND GLOBAL AI VISIBILITY
Chicago, IL — April 6, 2026 — https://www.working-interest.com (Working-Interest) today announces the launch of the first fully automated Marketplace for oil and gas asset participation, introducing a new category in energy finance. The platform combines verified asset data, proprietary risk management tools that include dynamic Cash Flow Modeling and the Max-Bid Value™ Algorithm — offering participants objective Asset valuations that can be adopted as a participation or bidding limit, or not. Their choice. The Virtual Auction™ Marketplace is a negotiation engine for structured offer and counteroffer workflows, instant SMS and email notification to buyers and seller with action buttons within the email so participants won’t miss an opportunity. Transactions progress via E-Sign convenience from LOI to PSA, and closings are facilitated by independent escrow agents in the subject asset jurisdiction.
Working-Interest enters the market with significant momentum with its sister website, https://www.oil-royalties.com consistently holding 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). This visibility reflects a global shift toward algorithmic discovery and positions the Working-Interest Virtual Auction™ Marketplace as a leading entry point for individuals and institutions seeking transparency, automation, transaction integrity, and structured access to U.S. oil and gas assets, including working interests, non-operated positions, mineral interests, leaseholds, and development opportunities.
At the center of the platform is Josey, a very capable AI Assistant, who understands USA oil and gas assets, and can explain the Virtual Auction™ Marketplace process to visitors. Josey will guide buyers and sellers from onboarding through to closing, and is most helpful to international participants who may need additional information to better understand USA oil and gas assets, diligence metrics, and how best to exploit the Max-Bid Value™ algorithm risk management tool. Josey is designed to make a historically opaque asset class accessible, structured, and easy to navigate for all participants.
The Virtual Auction™ Marketplace is built on a compliance aligned foundation, incorporating FinCEN compliant KYC onboarding and U.S. Treasury account banking accessibility. This framework supports a global participation model, giving international individuals and entities a clear, step by step methodology for exploring U.S. oil and gas asset opportunities for participation.
“Oil and gas asset participation needed a fresh boost and innovative restart to rise in tandem with the global shift in petroleum markets,” said Ronald Achs, Founder and Chief Executive of PRODUITS DE L’EQUIPE LLC (dba: Working-Interest). “We built the first fully automated explore-to-closing Virtual Auction™ Marketplace to remove the friction, eliminate the opacity, and give people a structured, data driven way to evaluate and transact oil and gas assets. Our proprietary Max-Bid Value™ algorithm and risk management tools bring objectivity and consistency to a market that has never had it. And Josey ensures that anyone — from anywhere — can understand how these assets function.”
The platform offers: • A fully automated Virtual Auction™ Marketplace for exploring and transacting USA Oil and Gas Assets • Global discoverability, driven by top tier AI/SEO category rankings • FinCEN compliant KYC onboarding, and Treasury account banking • Proprietary and fully objective Max-Bid Value™ valuation algorithm and risk management tools • Detailed asset information including production and revenue data, reserve and well information, operator performance, aggregate decline, capital exposure, and participation parameters for all listed assets • Virtual Auction™ Marketplace is a structured negotiation, enabling buyers and sellers to exchange offers, counteroffers, and LOIs through E-Sign workflows • AI guided education and website navigation for all visitors, with subscriber marketplace process support via Josey • FULL SUPPORT AND STREAMLINED ACCESSIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION.
Working-Interest represents a paradigm shift in oil and gas asset participation by offering transparency, Virtual Auction™ Marketplace automation, and global accessibility for the reemerging energy investment market.
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