Sounds like a plan, I mean, what are the big oil companies going to do when they run out of oil? I mean, I know if there's a new fuel to replace oil then they'll be made redundant...BUT if they start thinking ahead now, then they'll be in a good position to diversify into a new fuel source when the time comes.
As Skybird put in the 'Iran hostages' thread...it's all a case of thinking ahead.
Plus, if we can wean ourselves off oil, then that'll really screw up the people using it as a weapon against us.