Forbes Energy Services Ltd. along with its affiliates filed a motion for joint administration of their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the US Bankruptcy Court on January 22, 2017. As per the motion, the debtor seeks the joint administration of the cases of its affiliates, Forbes Energy Services LLC, C.C. Forbes, LLC, TX Energy Services, LLC and Forbes Energy International, LLC, with its own case for administrative and procedural purposes. Forbes Energy Services Ltd. has been proposed as the lead debtor.