Mastoiditis is the result of an infection that extends to the air cells of the skull behind the ear. Specifically, it is an inflammation of the mucosal lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air cell system inside the mastoid process.
Extract: Government spending has increased substantially in recent years. Consequently, the breakeven oil price rose to $106 a barrel in 2014 from $69 a barrel in 2010. As a result, with the large decline in oil prices, the fiscal deficit has increased sharply and is likely to remain high over the medium-term.
Government spending cuts and deferred projects have helped lower the breakeven price somewhat for countries like Saudi Arabia, but some petrostates still need oil prices above $100 a barrel to balance their budgets. Scroll to see forecasted break-even price per barrel for oil in 2016 for select oil producers.