ALICE, Texas, June 10 /CNW/ -- Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: FRB)

today announced its rig and trucking hours billed for the month of May 2009.

For the month ending

May 31, 2009 April 30, 2009 May 31, 2008

Working days 20 22 21

Rig hours

U.S. 17,176 18,890 33,436

Mexico 3,600 2,520 -

Total rig hours 20,776 21,410 33,436

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Truck hours 65,392 67,236 87,014

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Working days represent the week days in the month less holidays.

Rig and truck hours represent actual hours billed to customers.

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Forbes Energy Services cautions that several factors other than those discussed above may impact the Company's operating results and that a particular trend regarding the factors above may or may not be indicative of the Company's current or future financial performance.

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. is an independent oilfield services

contractor that provides a broad range of drilling-related and

production-related services to oil and natural gas companies, primarily onshore in Texas, Mississippi and Mexico.

Contacts: Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

L. Melvin Cooper, SVP & CFO

361-664-0549

DRG&E

Ken Dennard, Managing Partner

Ben Burnham, AVP

713-529-6600

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/For further information: L. Melvin Cooper, SVP & CFO of Forbes Energy

Services Ltd., +1-361-664-0549; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner, or Ben

Burnham, AVP, both of DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for Forbes Energy Services Ltd./

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