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

CALGARY, March 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Sveinung Svarte, President & CEO, will be presenting at the First Energy/Société Générale East Coast Energy Conference on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 8:25 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/664
It will be available in an archived link for 60 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.aosc.com.

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