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Oil Imperium is a business simulation game released in 1989 for the MS-DOS platform. It was developed by reLINE Software and published by Rainbow Arts, Inc. The game simulates the global oil industry, where four rival companies compete for market dominance.

Players control one of these companies, with the objective of achieving a chosen victory condition, such as leading the market within a set timeframe or achieving total economic control. Core gameplay involves the strategic acquisition and management of oilfields worldwide, including buying, selling, and drilling for resources. To gain an advantage, players can employ various aggressive tactics, such as sabotaging competitors' rigs by setting fires or stealing their oil storage tanks. These actions can be investigated or countered by hiring private investigators. While the experience is primarily strategic, it incorporates brief action sequences during specific operations, including manually drilling for oil, constructing pipelines near rival infrastructure, and putting out fires on one's own facilities.