Abstract: The Tarim basin contains substantial volume of both oil and natural gas resources among sedimentary basins of China. This basin has low degree of exploration,so it has great potentialities. The Tarim basin is a complex multi-petroleum systems, it has experienced seven tectonics evolutionary stages. Abundant source rocks occur in both marine and terrestrial lacustrine origin. Since the basin is mostly covered by vast area of desert and its periphery regions with mountains irregularities,the reservoirs are deeply buried in subsurface. Comprehensive new available high technologies are required to reduce the exploration risks. In this paper, many suggestions for Tarim basin exploration strategy and favorable targets are made in terms of complications of the basin.

Key words: Tarim basin, resource extent, oil and gas exploration