Accidental oil spills on land and natural waters represent a serious environmental issue that pose negative impacts on flora, fauna and human health. To combat oil spill pollutions in an efficient fashion prompt actions should be taken. In this regard, sorption is one of the most used methods, because the implementation of this technique implies a low-cost and provides a reasonable efficiency. Oil spill sorbents must exhibit appropriate characteristics, such as hydrophobicity and oleophilicity; high oil sorption capacity; low water uptake; good oil retention during transfer; reusability as well as physical and chemical resistances [1]. A previous research [2] demonstrated a high potential of polymeric nonwoven fabrics for oil spill sorption applications that was attributed to the fibrous structure at the micron scale. In this study our research was focused on polyester nonwoven materials intended for oil sorption applications. Such fabrics represent fibrous micro-structured scaffolds designed for a wide range of applications in textile, civil and environmental engineering. Because polyester nonwovens are not water-repellent materials, a hydrophobization step was required prior to oil sorption applications. To this end, we carried out the coating of polyester fibers with methylhydropolysiloxane copolymers to produce water-repellent sorbent materials. Produced sorbents were characterized by various methods (i.e. SEM, EDX, FTIR and water-contact angle measurements). Next, the sorbents were tested for oil sorption in pure oil bath and in the presence of water. The materials yield sorption capacities in the range of 3.2 - 5.5 g/g and 6.2 - 10.0 g/g for dodecane and motor oil uptake, respectively. To shed light on the mechanism of oil attachment, the optical microscopy was employed revealing a key role of inter-fiber voids for retention of oil. The recovery of oily liquids from spent sorbents was done by the centrifugation (efficiency of 95-99%) and squeezing method (83-87%).