Athabasca Oil Corporation to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 2012 Global Resource Conference

CALGARY, Oct. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Sveinung Svarte, president and CEO, will present at the Canaccord Genuity 2012 Global Resource Conference on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 3:30 pm ET. The presentation will include information detailing Athabasca's thermal oil assets, activities in light oil and future growth opportunities. To listen and view this online event, please visit:

http://wsw.com/webcast/canaccord7/ath.to/
It will be available in an archived link for 90 days following at this site.

Athabasca is a dynamic, Canadian company focused on development of oil resource plays in Alberta, Canada. It has accumulated a large, high quality resource base suitable for extraction of extra heavy crude oil (bitumen) and light oil. The company is well financed and with its excellent assets and talented people, Athabasca is poised to become a major Canadian oil producer. It is traded on the TSX under the symbol ATH. For more information, visit www.atha.com.

SOURCE: Athabasca Oil Corporation

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