近年来，中国近海的油气勘探坚持以寻找大中型油气田为指导思想，以区域研究为基础，以科学合理部署为保证，针对中国近海独特的油气地质特征，通过创新认识和技术进步，坚持走高效勘探之路，取得了丰硕成果，新发现储量屡创历史新高，步入了历史上最好时期。然而，随着勘探程度的提高和勘探领域的拓展，中国近海油气勘探也面临越来越多的挑战。

Under the guidance of seeking for large and middle scale oil and gas fields in recent years, the oil and gas exploration in china offshore areas is grounding on regional study and scientific and reasonable deployment as complementation. Considering the unique and complex geological conditions of china offshore area, the innovations of geological understanding and exploration technology are all emphasized, to keep exploration with high efficiency. Great successes have been achieved on the basis of this paradigm, and the newly discovered reserves make historical breakthroughs continuously, suggesting the golden time of the present china offshore oil and gas exploration. However, with the enhancement of exploration extent and enlargement of exploration area, the oil and gas exploration in China offshore area will face more and more challenges.