Athabasca Oil CorporationTSX: ATH

Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to Present at First Energy/Société Générale Montreal Energy Conference

· Issued by Athabasca Oil Corporation via CNW

CALGARY, Dec. 6, 2011 /CNW/ - Sveinung Svarte, President & CEO, will be presenting at the First Energy/Société Générale Montreal Energy Conference on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 9:50 am ET. The presentation will include information detailing Athabasca's oil sands assets, activities in light oil and future growth opportunities. To listen and view this online event, please visit:

http://jetslides.tv/lobby/595 

It will be available in an archived link for 30 days following at this site.

Athabasca is a dynamic energy company focused on the development of oil resource plays including Athabasca bitumen and light oil in Alberta, Canada. It was incorporated in 2006 with a goal to use the latest technology to produce crude oil and bitumen in a sound and safe manner. It has excellent assets, a large resource base, talented people and is well financed.  It is traded on the TSX under the symbol ATH. For more information, visit www.aosc.com.

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Heather Douglas      Tracy Robinson
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(403) 532-7408       (403) 532-7446
hdouglas@aosc.com      trobinson@aosc.com

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