Athabasca Oil Corporation to Hold 2013 First Quarter Conference Call and Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 30, 2013

CALGARY, April 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Athabasca Oil Corporation (TSX: ATH) will release its 2013 first quarter results on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The news release will provide details of the 2013 first quarter operating and financial information. Athabasca Oil Corporation's financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for three months ended March 31, 2013 will be available electronically from Athabasca's website, www.atha.com and SEDAR, www.sedar.com.

A conference call to discuss the first quarter will be held for the investment community and media on April 30, 2013 at 7:30 a.m. MT (9:30 a.m. ET). To participate, please dial 888-231-8191 (toll-free in North America) or 647-427-7450 approximately 15 minutes prior to the conference call. An archived recording of the call will be available from approximately 10:30 a.m. ET on April 30 until midnight on May 14, 2013 by dialing 855-859-2056 (toll-free in North America) or 416-849-0833 and entering conference password 22540188.

An audio webcast of the conference call will also be available via Athabasca's website, www.atha.com or via the following URL:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/detail/1127495/1229783.

Athabasca's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held the same day in Calgary at The Metropolitan Centre, Metropolitan Ballroom, 333 - 4th Avenue SW at 10:00 am MT. William Gallacher, chairman of the board, will conduct the business of the meeting and Sveinung Svarte, chief executive officer, will provide an overview of 2012 and discuss the company's future outlook.

To view the video-stream webcast and presentation slides please visit Athabasca's website, www.atha.com or the link below:
http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=610061&s=1&k=8BA97B305057C4694040E324784DE289.

About Athabasca Oil Corporation
Athabasca is a dynamic, Canadian company focused on the development of oil resource plays in Alberta, Canada. The Company has accumulated an extensive, high quality resource base suitable for the extraction of thermal crude oil (bitumen) and light oil.  Well financed and well endowed with quality assets and talented people, Athabasca is poised to become a major Canadian oil producer. It aspires to produce more than 200,000 boe/d by 2020, comprised of a 50/50 weighting of thermal and light oil. Athabasca is traded on the TSX under the symbol "ATH."

SOURCE: Athabasca Oil Corporation

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