Abstract: Geophysical prospecting technology is an indispensable tool for oil and gas exploration, providing technical support for driving the growth of oil and gas reserves and production in China. After decades of development, the geophysical prospecting technology of Sinopec has its own characteristics in seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation. Since the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, significant progress has been made in technologies such as high-density seismic exploration, efficient acquisition using vibroseis, deep and ultra-deep carbonate rock reservoir imaging and description, “sweet spot” identification of tight clastic rock, geophysics and engineering integration in unconventional oil and gas, and in software and hardware R&D.These technologies have strongly supported exploration and development in Sinopec’s key oilfields. In this paper, geological problems in Sinopec’s main exploration and development areas are analyzed in detail and the corresponding geophysical prospecting technology requirements in seven major exploration domains described. These include: clastics in the eastern fault basin,deep and ultra-deep carbonate rocks, tight clastic rocks in central-western basins, unconventional oil and gas, piedmont, and offshore areas. Placing Sinopec’s geophysical prospecting technology in the broader context of technical development trends in the industry at home and abroad, this paper proposes a future development direction for Sinopec with three major aspects: “current technology research, future key technology research and development, and ‘neck stuck’ software and equipment development”.This will help to promote high quality development of geophysical exploration technology for Sinopec, which is of great general significance for the rapid development of the geophysical exploration industry in China.