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ALICE, Texas, Aug. 11 /CNW/ -- Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: FRB)

announced today that it will release its second quarter 2009 financial results

after market close on Friday, August 14, 2009. In conjunction with the

release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast

live over the Internet, on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00

a.m. Central).

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What: Forbes Energy Services Second Quarter 2009 Earnings

Conference Call

When: Monday, August 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m. Central)

How: Live via phone - By dialing 480-629-9773, or live over the

Internet by logging onto the web at the address below

Where: www.forbesenergyservices.com, in the "Investor Relations" section

of the Company's website

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For those who cannot listen to the live call, a telephonic replay will be

available through August 24, 2009 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3030

and using the access code 4139793. Also, an archive of the webcast will be

available shortly after the call on the "Investor Relations" section of the

Company's website.

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, for Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

Web Site: http://www.forbesenergyservices.com/