Forbes Energy Services Reports Selected Operating Data for May 2009

ALICE, Texas, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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

Truck hours 65,392 67,236 87,014

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.
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.