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Actually wouldn't suprise me if we don't find a way to synthesis gasoline, being as its completely natural. You should be able to form it, or a suitable 'synthetic' substitute from other hydrocarbon compounds.
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The Germans did exactly that in WW2 - the scientists involved ended up in the USA
This goes back to what I was saying at the start about using biological means to speed up the cycle by converting sunlight+CO2 (or just straight carbon, like fast-growing timber) back into usable oil (biodiesel is effectively this on a small scale).
It'll need strong Government efforts of course - how about adapting the CAP so that set aside land can be assisted to produce biodiesel? After all, in a world of rising oil prices, the first people to get reliable, bulk production of non-fossil oil will mint it in. Plenty of good, arable land in Europe, of course (the East particularly).
Oh, and sell the stuff with less duty on it, of course.