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ALICE, Texas, Sept. 15 /CNW/ -- Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: FRB)

today announced its rig and trucking hours billed for the month of August

2009.

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For the month ending

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August 31, 2009 July 31, 2009 August 31, 2008

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Working days 21 22 21

Rig hours

U.S. 16,749 19,119 36,529

Mexico 5,136 4,392 -

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Total rig hours 21,885 23,511 36,529

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Truck hours 69,767 65,416 112,639

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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.

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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./