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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001401257-24-000108
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240620

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001401257
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL & GAS FILED MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3533]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		IRS NUMBER:				611488595
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77064
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-949-2500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77064

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FORUM OILFIELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100726

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FORUM OILFIELD TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070529
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i569b61565c2d480c9746256def1b3f13_1"></div><div style="min-height:117.36pt;width:100%"><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:63pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:-0.35pt;text-align:center"><img alt="image_0.jpg" src="image_0.jpg" style="height:120px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:120px"></div></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">June 20, 2024</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">VIA EDGAR</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Division of Corporation Finance</font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Washington, DC 20549</font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Attention&#58; Aliya Ishmukhamedova</font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.620%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:88.180%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Re&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:48.95pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration Statement on Form&#160;S-3&#160;(File&#160;No.&#160;333-278284)</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ladies and Gentlemen&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. hereby respectfully requests that, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the effectiveness of its Registration Statement on Form&#160;S-3&#160;(Registration Statement&#160;No.&#160;333-278284)&#160;be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective on Monday, June 24, 2024, at 4&#58;30 p.m., Eastern time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-indent:24.5pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Tull R. 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