Forbes Energy Services Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference...

Forbes Energy Services Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and
Conference Call Schedule

ALICE, Texas, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
(TSX: FRB) announced today that it will release its first quarter 2009
financial results after market close on Friday, May 15, 2009. In conjunction
with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will be
broadcast live over the Internet, on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern (9:00 a.m. Central).

What: Forbes Energy Services First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference
Call
When: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m. Central)
How: Live via phone - By dialing 480-629-9868, or live over the
Internet by logging onto the web at the address below
Where: www.forbesenergyservices.com, in the "Corporate" section of the
Company's website

For those who cannot listen to the live call, a telephonic replay will be
available through May 26, 2009 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3030 and
using the pass code 4080060. Also, an archive of the webcast will be
available shortly after the call on the "Corporate" 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.

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

SOURCE Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

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.