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Athabasca Acquires 1.0 Million Acres of Prospective Oil and Liquids-rich Gas Play in Alberta's Deep Basin & Drilling Program Nearly Completed
Mar. 8, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- CALGARY, March 8 /CNW/ - Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. (T...
About this update from Athabasca Oil Corporation
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