SET-listed Banpu, a non-oil energy conglomerate, is seeking new assets in gas exploration and production as well as gas-fired power generation businesses to fuel its growth in the US. The move aims to benefit from the US energy market, which has high potential to expand, said Somruedee Chaimongkol, chief executive of Banpu. Under the new asset acquisition plan, its subsidiary BKV Corporation will look for investment opportunities in upstream gas businesses, while another subsidiary, Banpu Power Plc, will look for assets in the gas-fired power plant industry. Banpu also plans to launch energy s…