Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to Present at CIBC 15th Annual Whistler Institutional Investor Conference on January 18, 2012

CALGARY, Jan. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. (TSX: ATH) announces Bryan Gould, vice president Corporate Development, will speak at CIBC Whistler Institutional Investor Conference on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 1:40 p.m. (PST). The fireside questions and answer chat may include updates on the company's oil sands assets, light oil division and future growth opportunities.

The audiocast is accessible at:
http://webcasts.welcome2theshow.com/whistler2012
This link will be available for six months after the conference.

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.aosc.com.