ALICE, Texas, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: FRB) today announced its rig and trucking hours billed for the month of September 2008.
For the month ending September 30, 2008 August 31, 2008 September 30, 2007 Working days 21 21 19 Rig hours 35,326 36,529 17,553 Truck hours 100,142 112,639 64,024
Forbes sustained no infrastructure damage due to Hurricane Ike, although South Texas and East Texas operations were suspended for several days due to Ike. Forbes' rig fleet was idled for an average of three days due to the storm. The impact to the truck fleet was greater because Forbes' trucks typically operate over the weekend while the rigs do not. Substantially all Forbes operations were back to normal within three days following the storm.
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 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.
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
