European oil stocks fall after Israel's strike on Iran did not disrupt supply
** Shares in European oil and gas companies fall as tensions in the Middle East did not disrupt supply of oil, resulting in lowered prices
** Norway's Equinor EQNR.OL and Aker BP AKRBP.OL are down more than 3%, while Saipem SPMI.MI, BP BP.L, Eni ENI.MI and Shell SHEL.L slide around 2%
** The European oil and gas index .SXEP slips 1.8%
** Brent crude price LCOc1 falls more than 4% to around $73 per barrel on Monday after Israel's strikes on Iran bypassed the country's oil facilities
** "The geopolitical tensions that were keeping the oil bulls on alert near the $70 per barrel level has gone up in smoke," Sqissquote analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya says
** The analyst adds the medium-term outlook on oil price is bearish
Reporting by Boleslaw Lasocki
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