[Sam Gamgee]

I was actually surprised to see that oil demand has continued to increase, 2008 being the only year it decreased. I would have thought with this bad economy we would see a dip.

[thackney]

Actually oil demand increased in 2014 overall. It was a slower growth, and significantly lower than the growth in supply, driving the price drop.

http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/about-bp/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy/2014-in-review.html

Global primary energy consumption decelerated sharply in 2014, even though global economic growth was similar to 2013

Consumption increased for all fuels, reaching record levels for every fuel type except nuclear power; production increased for all fuels except coal. For oil and natural gas, global consumption growth was weaker than production.

[thackney]

2008 being the only year it decreased

Sorry, I misread your comment.