Although vibroseis has some disadvantages in frequency width and phase compared to explosive source, it has become the main shoting source in international seismic exploration and is widely applied in hydrocarbon exploration and development. Now, only a few countries still use explosive source because it has some problems in environmental protection and security. In addition, the application of high resolution seismic exploration techniques including wide azimuth and high density acquisition is also one of the important factors. Aiming at these problems, we analyzed the international application and development trend of vibroseis, showing that the vibroseis will certainly become the main seismic exploration source at home and be widely applied from the points of both economic efficiency and environmental protection. Furthermore, we also discussed the problems of vibroseis in data acquisition, processing and interpretation as well as the benefit and development of relevant techniques based on the characteristics of continental thin reservoirs in China.