ALICE, Texas, July 9 /CNW/ -- Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: FRB)

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

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For the month ending

June 30, 2009 May 31, 2009 June 30, 2008

Working days 22 20 21

Rig hours

U.S. 18,947 17,176 32,803

Mexico 4,320 3,600 -

Total rig hours 23,267 20,776 32,803

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Truck hours 67,034 65,392 102,194

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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.

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.

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Contacts: Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

L. Melvin Cooper, SVP & CFO

361-664-0549

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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/