Pipeline: Emerging Markets builds onto the challenges facing players' the oil refining and distribution companies laid out in the base game (see "Perfect Oil Refining in 'Pipeline'"). The refinement requirements have gotten tougher after three years in business. This modular expansion adds new markets, new technologies, and innovations for the businesses to interact with. Players can add one module, multiple modules, or add all of them to change the gameplay experience of the base game.

This expansion supports two to four players, ages 12 and up, and plays in 90 minutes. It requires the base game to play and will retail for $29.95.